ފޮއި

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Dhivehi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑁄𑀲𑀳 (posaha), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑁄𑀲𑀣 (posatha), from Sanskrit उपवसथ (upavasatha).[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fo.i/, [fo.e]
  • Hyphenation: ފޮ‧އި

Noun[edit]

ފޮއި (foi) (plural ފޮއިތައް (foitak̊))

  1. A fortnight (two-week period)
  2. The day on which a full moon occurs (corresponding to the Buddhist Poya)[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ފޮއި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 85
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “upavasathá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  3. ^ Aishath Shehenaz Adam (2020) Measuring in Maldivian Society[1], Male: Saruna: Digital Repository of the Maldives National University, page 2
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ފޮއި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 85