Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit चित्त (citta). Doublet of ހިޔަ (hiya) and ހިތަނީ (hitanī)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ހިތް (hit̊)

  1. heart, mind, breast (as the seat of emotion)

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހިތް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 119