ވަޅު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ވޮޅު (voḷu)
• ވަޑާ (vaḍā) – Huvadhu
• ވަޑެ (vaḍe) – Huvadhu
• ވަޑޮ (vaḍo) – Mulaku
• ވަޑަ (vaḍa) – Addu
• ވަޑޮ (vaḍo) – Addu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अवट (avaṭa). Cognate to Sinhalese වළ (waḷa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋa.ɭu/, [wä.ɭu]
• Hyphenation: ވަ‧ޅު

Noun

ވަޅު • (vaḷu) (plural ވަޅުތައް (vaḷutak̊))

1. well
2. pit, hole, mine

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ވަޅު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 249