ނާގާ
Dhivehi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n̪əː.ɡəː/, [n̪əː.ɡəː]
- Hyphenation: ނާ‧ގާ
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit नाग (nāga). Cognate to Sinhalese නාග (nāga, “hooded snake”)
Noun
ނާގާ • (nāgā)
- (archaic) snake, serpent
- Synonym: ހަރުފަ (harufa)
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ނާގާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 184.
Etymology 2
Inherited from Sanskrit नग्न (nagna). Cognate to Sinhalese නඥ (nagna)
Adjective
ނާގާ • (nāgā)
- (archaic) naked, bare
- Synonyms: ބަރަހަނާ (barahanā), އޮރިޔާން (oriyān̊)
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ނާގާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 184.