އިހި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit इञ्चाक (iñcāka). Cognate to Sinhalese ඉසියා (isiyā)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

އިހި • (ihi) (plural އިހިތައް (ihitak̊))

1. crayfish, spiny lobster, lobster

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އިހި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 125