ނާގާ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /n̪əː.ɡəː/, [n̪əː.ɡəː]
  • Hyphenation: ނާ‧ގާ

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit नाग (nāga). Cognate to Sinhalese නාග (nāga, “hooded snake”)

Noun[edit]

ނާގާ • (nāgā)

  1. (archaic) snake, serpent
    Synonym: ހަރުފަ (harufa)

References[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit नग्न (nagna). Cognate to Sinhalese නඥ (nagna)

Adjective[edit]

ނާގާ • (nāgā) 

  1. (archaic) naked, bare
    Synonyms: ބަރަހަނާ (barahanā), އޮރިޔާން (oriyān̊)

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނާގާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 184
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