Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit ह्यस् (hyas). Cognate with Sinhalese ඊයේ (īyē)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ij.je/, [ij.je]
  • Hyphenation: އިއް‧ޔެ

Noun

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އިއްޔެ (iyye)

  1. yesterday

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އިއްޔެ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 128