Dhivehi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Sanskrit श्री (śrī). Doublet of ހިރިއާ (hiriā).
Pronunciation[edit]
ހިރި • (hiri) (plural ހިރިތައް (hiritak̊)) (archaic)
- glory, honour, blessing, fortune; splendour
- wealth
- virtue
- fame
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހިރި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 117
