ވަގު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ވަގެ (vage) — Huvadhu
• ވަގޮ (vago) — Mulaku

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀕𑁆𑀖 (vaggha), from Sanskrit व्याघ्र (vyāghrá).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

ވަގު • (vagu) 

1. wild, untamed

Noun

ވަގު • (vagu) (plural ވަގުތައް (vagutak̊))

1. thief, burglar, robber
2. tiger

References

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