ގައި

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Dhivehi

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Suffix

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ގައި (-gai)

  1. in, on
Alternative forms
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Sanskrit गात्र (gātra). Cognate to Sinhalese ගත (gata)

Noun

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ގައި (gai) (plural ގައިތައް (gaitak̊))

  1. body, person

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގައި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 95