Dhivehi[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit गुड (guḍa). Cognate to Sinhalese ගුළිය (guḷiya)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ɡu.ɭa/, [ɡu.ɭä]
- Hyphenation: ގު‧ޅަ
ގުޅަ • (guḷa) (plural ގުޅަތައް (guḷatak̊))
- spherule
- tablet
- pill
- ball, lump, sphere, pellet
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގުޅަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 104