ނިޔަމި

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Sinhalese නියමුවා (niyamuwā)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ނިޔަމި (niyami) (plural ނިޔަމިތައް (niyamitak̊))

  1. navigator, pilot, sailing master

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނިޔަމި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 194