ގެވެހި

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Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit गृहपति (gṛhapati). Cognate to Sinhalese ගැහවියා (gæhawiyā)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡe.ʋe.ʂi/, [ɡe.ʋe.ʂi]
  • Hyphenation: ގެ‧ވެ‧ހި

Adjective

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ގެވެހި (gevehi) 

  1. household
  2. of the house
  3. thrifty, economical

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގެވެހި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 99