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]
Noun[edit]
ފޮއި • (foi) (plural ފޮއިތައް (foitak̊))
- A fortnight (two-week period)
- The day on which a full moon occurs (corresponding to the Buddhist Poya)[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ފޮއި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 85
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “upavasathá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- ^ Aishath Shehenaz Adam (2020) Measuring in Maldivian Society[1], Male: Saruna: Digital Repository of the Maldives National University, page 2