Dhivehi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit सर्प (sarpa). Cognate to Sinhalese හපු (hapu). Doublet of ހަރުފަ (harufa)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /hə.fu/, [hə.fu]
- Hyphenation: ހަ‧ފު
ހަފު • (hafu)
- (archaic) small snake
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހަފު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 108
