ރަށްވެހި
Dhivehi edit
Alternative forms edit
- ރައްވެހި (ravvehi)
Etymology edit
From ރަށް (raṣ̊, “country”) + ވެހި (vehi, “dweller”). Doublet of ރައްޓެހި (raṭṭehi, “friend, countryman”);[1] cognate to Sinhalese රටවැසි (raṭawæsi).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ރަށްވެހި • (raṣ̊vehi)
Noun edit
ރަށްވެހި • (raṣ̊vehi) (plural ރަށްވެހިން)
References edit
- ^ Sonja Fritz (2002) “Phonology”, in The Dhivehi language - a descriptive and historical grammar of Maldivian and its dialects (Beiträge zur Südasienforschung; 191), Würzburg: Ergon Verlag, page 38
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރަށްވެހި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 207