Dhivehi

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mə.həː/, [mə.həː]
  • Hyphenation: މަ‧ހާ

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Sanskrit महा (mahā). Cognate with Sinhalese මා (). Doublet of މާ ()

Adjective

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މަހާ (mahā) 

  1. big, large, great
  2. main

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަހާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 164

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Sanskrit मत्स्य (matsya). Cognate with Sinhalese මසා (masā). Doublet of މަސް (mas)

Noun

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މަހާ (mahā)

  1. (archaic) large fish taken collectively, school of large fish
Derived terms
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References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަހާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 164