ނޭފަތް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit नासा (nāsā). Cognate with Sinhalese නහය (nahaya)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̪eːfət̪/, [n̪eːfəjʔ]

Noun

ނޭފަތް • (nēfat̊) (plural ނޭފަތްތައް (nēfat̊tak̊))

1. nose, snout

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނޭފަތް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 190