އަވަހާރަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Sanskrit आवर्तते (āvartate). Cognate with Sinhalese අවසර (awasara)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əʋəhəːɾə/, [əʋəhəːɾə]
• Hyphenation: އަ‧ވަ‧ހާ‧ރަ

Interjection

އަވަހާރަ • (avahāra)

1. A salutation used by attendants entering the royal palace

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަވަހާރަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 20