ނޫ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ނުލު (nulu)
• ނިލް (nil) – Fuvahmulah

Etymology

From Sanskrit नील (nīla, “blue”). Compare නිල් (nil)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̪uː/, [n̪uː]

Adjective

ނޫ • (nū) 

1. blue, cyanic, cerulean

Derived terms

• ނޫރުކް (nūruk̊)
• ނޫމަސް (nūmas)
• ނޫމާފިލާ (nūmāfilā)
• ނޫމުގު (nūmugu)
• ނޫފާ (nūfā)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނޫ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 195
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nīˊla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press