ނަކަތް

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Sanskrit नक्षत्र (nakṣatra). Cognate with Sinhalese නැකත (nækata)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /n̪əkət̪/, [n̪əkəjʔ]

Noun

ނަކަތް • (nakat̊) (plural ނަކަތްތައް‎ (nakat̊tak̊))

  1. star
    Synonym: ތަރި‎ (tari)
  2. planet
    Synonym: (archaic) ގުރަހަ‎ (guraha)
  3. asterism
  4. any of the twenty-nine seasonal divisions of the year
  5. clusters of stars representing these
  6. lunar mansion
  7. constellation

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ނަކަތް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 187.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “nákṣatra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 397
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