ފުށި

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fu.ʂi/, [fu.ʂi]
• Hyphenation: ފު‧ށި

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit प्रस्थ (prastha). Cognate to Sinhalese පිටිය (piṭiya)

Noun

ފުށި • (fuṣi) (plural ފުށިތައް (fuṣitak̊))

1. an islet
2. a minor island, island formed with stones and pebbles, unproductive island
3. (archaic) elevated land

Alternative forms

• ފުއްޓާ (fuṭṭā) — Huvadhu
• ހުއްޓާ (huṭṭā) — Huvadhu

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit प्रोष्ठ (proṣṭha). Cognate to Sinhalese පුටුව (puṭuwa)

Noun

ފުށި • (fuṣi) (plural ފުށިތައް (fuṣitak̊))

1. (archaic) chair, seat

   Synonym: ގޮނޑި (goⁿḍi)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފުށި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 93