ގޮވި

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit गोप (gopa). Cognate to Sinhalese ගොවුවා (gowuwā)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡo.ʋi/, [ɡo.vi]
  • Hyphenation: ގޮ‧ވި

Noun[edit]

ގޮވި • (govi) (plural ގޮވިތައް (govitak̊))

  1. herdsman, cattleman, stockman, shepherd

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގޮވި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 103
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=ގޮވި&oldid=72601113"