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Dhivehi
- ގަހަ (gaha) — Hadhdhummathi
- ގެހެ (gehe) — Huvadhu
- ގެސް (ges), ގިސް (gis) — Mulaku
Etymology
From Sanskrit गच्छ (gaccha). Cognate with Sinhalese ගස (gasa, “tree, plant”). Doublet of ގަހާ (gahā) and ގެހި (gehi).
Pronunciation
Noun
ގަސް • (gas) (plural ގަސްތައް (gastak̊))
- plant (organism capable of photosynthesis)
- tree
Derived terms
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގަސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 97