މަގު

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Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕 (magga), from Sanskrit मार्ग (mārga). Compare Sinhalese මග (maga), මඟ (maⁿga), Gujarati માગ (māg), Hindi माँग (māṅg, parting of the hair), Marathi माग (māg), Sindhi ماڳُ / माॻु, Punjabi ਮਾਂਗ (māṅg) / مانگ (māng, parting line of hair on the head).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mə.ɡu/, [mə.ɡu]
  • Hyphenation: މަ‧ގު

Noun

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މަގު (magu)

  1. road, way, path

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަގު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mārga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press