ހުޅު
Dhivehi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /huɭu/, [huɭu]
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit क्षुल्ल (kṣulla). Doublet of ސުޅު (suḷu)
Adjective
ހުޅު • (huḷu)
- (archaic) small, mini, little, lesser, inferior, minor
Alternative forms
- ސުޅި (suḷi)
- ސުޅު (suḷu)
Derived terms
- ހުޅުދޫ (huḷudū)
- ހުޅުލެ (huḷule)
- ހުޅުދެލި (huḷudeli)
- ހުޅުވާރުލު (huḷuvārulu)
- ހުޅިމެންދޫ (huḷimen̊dū)
- ހުޅުދޫ (huḷudū)
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ހުޅު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 122.
Etymology 2
Cognate with Sinhalese හුළු (huḷu, “torch, flambeau”)
Adjective
ހުޅު • (huḷu)
- hinge
- joint
- flame, flambeau, torch
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ހުޅު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 122.