ގަވި

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit *गावुत (gāvuta). Cognate to Sinhalese ගවුව (gawuwa), Hindi गौ (gau), Gujarati ગાઉ (gāu), and Sindhi ڳَاءُو (g̠āū)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡa.ʋi/, [ɡä.ʋi]
  • Hyphenation: ގަ‧ވި

Noun

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ގަވި (gavi) (plural ގަވިތައް (gavitak̊))

  1. league

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގަވި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 98