ވިހަ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

ވެހެ (vehe) – Huvadhu
ވެހަ (veha) – Addu, Mulaku

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit विष (viṣa). Cognate to Sinhalese වස (wasa)

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ʋi.ha/, [vi.hä]
Hyphenation: ވި‧ހަ

Noun[edit]

ވިހަ • (viha) (plural ވިހަތައް (vihatak̊))

poison, venom, bane
Synonym: ޒަހަރު (zaharu)

References[edit]

Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ވިހަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 256

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