Inherited from Sanskrit आतप (ātapa). Cognate to Sinhalese අවුව (awuwa)
- IPA(key): /a.ʋi/, [ä.vi]
- Hyphenation: އަ‧ވި
އަވި • (avi) (plural އަވިތައް (avitak̊))
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- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަވި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 21