ކީސް

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Dhivehi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kiːs̺/, [kiːs̺]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit क्रकच (krakaca). Cognate to Sinhalese කියත (kiyata)

Noun[edit]

ކީސް • (kīs) (plural ކީސްތައް (kīstak̊))

  1. a saw
Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 142

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic كِيس (kīs), via Persian

Noun[edit]

ކީސް • (kīs) (plural ކީސްތައް (kīstak̊))

  1. bag used to keep money or other precious articles
Alternative forms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 142
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