ނުކުތާ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic نُقْطَة (nuqṭa).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /n̪ukut̪əː/, [n̪ukut̪əː]

Noun[edit]

ނުކުތާ (nukutā) (plural ނުކުތާތައް (nukutātak̊))

  1. dot, point, full stop, period, jot; a diacritical point
  2. something to be carefully noted, detail

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނުކުތާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 195