އަވި

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit आतप (ātapa). Cognate to Sinhalese අවුව (awuwa)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /a.ʋi/, [ä.vi]
  • Hyphenation: އަ‧ވި

Noun[edit]

އަވި (avi) (plural އަވިތައް (avitak̊))

  1. sunshine

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަވި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 21