ގެވެހި

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Dhivehi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

ގެވެހި • (gevehi) 

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

References[edit]

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