Dhivehi[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
ގައި • (-gai)
- in, on
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit गात्र (gātra). Cognate to Sinhalese ගත (gata)
ގައި • (gai) (plural ގައިތައް (gaitak̊))
- body, person
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގައި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 95