ހިހޫ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शिशिर (śiśira). Cognate to Sinhalese සිසිල් (sisil)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hi.huː/, [hi.huː]
• Hyphenation: ހި‧ހޫ

Noun

ހިހޫ • (hihū) (plural ހިހޫތައް (hihūtak̊))

1. cold, mild, temperate

   Antonyms: ހޫނު (hūnu), ތާފަނާ (tāfanā)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހިހޫ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 116