Dhivehi edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Sinhalese පිහිය (pihiya)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /fi.jo.hi/, [fi.jo.hi]
  • Hyphenation: ފި‧ޔޮ‧ހި

Noun edit

ފިޔޮހި (fiyohi)

  1. knife
    Synonym: ވަޅި (vaḷi)

References edit

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފިޔޮހި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 84