ކަސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कच्चू (kaccū). Cognate to Sinhalese කස් (kas)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kas̺/, [käs̺]

Noun

ކަސް • (kas) (plural ކަސްތައް‎ (kastak̊))

  1. itch, scabies, pruritus, cutaneous eruption

Adjective

ކަސް • (kas) 

  1. not refined, rough, inelegant, crude

Derived terms
  • ކަހަނީ‎ (kahanī)

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