ހުވާސް

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ހުވާހަ (huvāha)

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit श्वास (śvāsa). Cognate to Sinhalese ශ්වාස (śwāsa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hu.ʋaːs̺/, [hu.waːs̺]
• Hyphenation: ހު‧ވާސް

Noun

ހުވާސް • (huvās) (plural ހުވާސްތައް (huvāstak̊))

1. breath, respiration

   Synonym: ނޭވާ (nēvā)

2. pulse, pulsation

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހުވާސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 124