Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit अङ्गुलीय (aṅgulīya). Cognate to Hindi अंगुथि (aṅguthi)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.ᵑɡo.ʈi/, [ä.ᵑɡo.ʈi]
  • Hyphenation: އަ‧ނގޮ‧ޓި

Noun

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އަނގޮޓި (aⁿgoṭi) (plural އަނގޮޓިތައް (aⁿgoṭitak̊))

  1. a ring

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަނގޮޓި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 8