ކެސް
Dhivehi
Alternative forms
- ކޭސަ (kēsa)
Etymology
From Sanskrit केश (keśa)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kes̺]
Noun
ކެސް • (kes) (plural ކެސްތައް (kestak̊))
- pubic hair
- (archaic) hair, locks
- Synonym: ބޮލު (bolu)
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ކެސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 143.