ރިހި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit रजत (rajata). Cognate to Sinhalese රිදී (ridī)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ރިހި • (rihi) (plural ރިހިތައް (rihitak̊))

1. silver

   Synonym: މުދާ (mudā)

2. general name for coin
3. (dated) money (in general)

   Synonym: ފައިސާ (faisā)

Adjective

ރިހި • (rihi) 

1. silvery

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރިހި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 209