އަވި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit आतप (ātapa). Cognate to Sinhalese අවුව (awuwa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ʋi/, [ä.vi]
• Hyphenation: އަ‧ވި

Noun

އަވި • (avi) (plural އަވިތައް (avitak̊))

1. sunshine

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަވި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 21