މަހާ
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Dhivehi[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Sanskrit महा (mahā). Cognate with Sinhalese මා (mā). Doublet of މާ (mā)
Adjective[edit]
މަހާ • (mahā)
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަހާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 164
Etymology 2[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit मत्स्य (matsya). Cognate with Sinhalese මසා (masā). Doublet of މަސް (mas)
Noun[edit]
މަހާ • (mahā)
Derived terms[edit]
- މަހާމެހި (mahāmehi, “large and small fish”)