އަވަހާރަ

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit आवर्तते (āvartate). Cognate with Sinhalese අවසර (awasara)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /əʋəhəːɾə/, [əʋəhəːɾə]
  • Hyphenation: އަ‧ވަ‧ހާ‧ރަ

Interjection

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އަވަހާރަ • (avahāra)

  1. A salutation used by attendants entering the royal palace

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަވަހާރަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 20
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