Dhivehi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit देवी (devī). Cognate with Sinhalese දෙවි (dewi)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /d̪e.ʋi/, [d̪e.ʋi]
- Hyphenation: ދެ‧ވި
ދެވި • (devi)
- deity, god
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދެވި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 54