ވިދުވަރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit विद्युत् (vidyut). Cognate to Sinhalese විදුලිය (widuliya)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋi.d̪u.ʋa.ɾu/, [vi.d̪u.wä.ɾu]
• Hyphenation: ވި‧ދު‧ވަ‧ރު

Noun

ވިދުވަރު • (viduvaru) (plural ވިދުވަރުތައް (viduvarutak̊))

1. lightning, thunderbolt, levin

   Synonym: ހޮނު (honu)

Synonyms

• (Huvadhu) ވިދެވަރެ (videvare)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ވިދުވަރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 256