ފުށް

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuʂ/, [fuh]

Etymology 1

Cognate to Sinhalese පිට (piṭa, “back; page; out, outward; upon, outside”)

Noun

ފުށް • (fuṣ̊) (plural ފުށްތައް (fuṣ̊tak̊))

1. side, lateral
2. page

   Synonym: ޞަފްޙާ (şafḥā)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit पिष्ट (piṣṭa, “crushed, ground; flour, meal, anything ground”). Cognate to Sinhalese පිටි (piṭi, “flour, meal, powder, any pulverised substance”)

Noun

ފުށް • (fuṣ̊) (plural ފުށްތައް (fuṣ̊tak̊))

1. flour, meal, powder
2. pollen, any pulverised substance

Alternative forms

• (Huvadhu) ފުޓެ (fuṭe)
• (Huvadhu) ހާޓެ (hāṭe)
• (Huvadhu) ހުޓެ (huṭe)
• (Mulaku and Addu) ފިށި (fiṣi)