Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit उत्तम (uttamá). Cognate to Sinhalese උත්තම (uttama). Doublet of އުތު (utu)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /uʔ.t̪a.ma/, [ut̚.t̪ä.mä]
  • Hyphenation: އުއް‧ތަ‧މަ

Adjective

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އުއްތަމަ (uttama) 

  1. chief, highest, most elevated, foremost
  2. exalted
  3. of good conduct

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އުއްތަމަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 245