ވައި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वात (vātá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋəi/, [ʋæː]

Noun

ވައި • (vai) (plural ވައިތައް (vaitak̊))

1. air
2. wind

Further reading

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ވައި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vātá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press