Dhivehi

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hə.ʋiː.ɾu/, [hə.ʋiː.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ހަ‧ވީ‧ރު

Noun

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ހަވީރު (havīru)

  1. the last quarter of the day, evening, eventide
    Synonyms: ސަންދިޔަ (san̊diya), ހަވި (havi)

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހަވީރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 114