ކެސް

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

  • ކޭސަ (kēsa)

Etymology

From Sanskrit केश (keśa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kes̺/, [kes̺]

Noun

ކެސް • (kes) (plural ކެސްތައް)

  1. pubic hair
  2. (archaic) hair, locks
    Synonym: ބޮލު (bolu)

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ކެސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 143
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