ކަޅި

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit काल (kāla). Cognate to Sinhalese කළු (kaḷu) and Hindi काला (kālā). Doublet of ކަޅު (kaḷu)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ka.ɭi/, [kä.ɭi]
  • Hyphenation: ކަ‧ޅި

Noun[edit]

ކަޅި • (kaḷi) (plural ކަޅިތައް (kaḷitak̊))

  1. a cornea
  2. (archaic) patina, verdigris

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަޅި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 136
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