Dhivehi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit देवी (devī). Cognate with Sinhalese දෙවි (dewi)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /d̪e.ʋi/, [d̪e.ʋi]
  • Hyphenation: ދެ‧ވި

Noun edit

ދެވި (devi)

  1. deity, god

References edit

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދެވި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 54