Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit आलु (ālu). Cognate with Sinhalese අල (ala). Doublet of އަލަ (ala)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /əluʋi/, [əluʋi]

Noun

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އަލުވި (aluvi)

  1. potato

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަލުވި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 13