ލޯ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit लोचन (locana)

Noun[edit]

ލޯ • (lō)

  1. eye, visual organ

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ލޯ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 158

Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit लोह (loha). Cognate with Sinhalese ලෝ (lō). Doublet of ލޯނެތަވަ (lōnetava)

Noun[edit]

ލޯ • (lō)

  1. metal
  2. copper
  3. brass
  4. bronze
Alternative forms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ލޯ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 158
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