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Dhivehi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit क्रकच (krakaca). Cognate to Sinhalese කියත (kiyata)
Noun
ކީސް • (kīs) (plural ކީސްތައް (kīstak̊))
- a saw
Derived terms
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 142
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic كِيس (kīs), via Persian
Noun
ކީސް • (kīs) (plural ކީސްތައް (kīstak̊))
- bag used to keep money or other precious articles
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 142