ގަސް

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Dhivehi

Alternative forms

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))

  1. plant (organism capable of photosynthesis)
  2. tree

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References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގަސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 97