Dhivehi[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ފުތާ (futā) – India, regional
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (putta), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀭 (putra), from Sanskrit पुत्र (putra).
Pronunciation[edit]
ފުތް • (fut̊) (plural ފުތްތައް (fut̊tak̊))
- son
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފުތް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 87