Dhivehi edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from Sanskrit एक (eka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European *(H)óykos (one, single).

Pronunciation edit

Numeral edit

އެކެއް (ekek̊)

  1. one
    Synonyms: އޭކު (ēku), އެކަ (eka)

References edit

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އެކެއް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 65