ވެޑެ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वर्ज्य (varjya, “to be excluded or shunned”). Cognate to Sinhalese වද (wada)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋe.ɖe/, [ʋe.ɖe]
• Hyphenation: ވެ‧ޑެ

Adjective

ވެޑެ • (veḍe)  (Mulaku, Addu)

1. wrong, bad

   Synonyms: ގޯސް (gōs), އަސްބަ (asba), ބަދު (badu)

2. inadequate, insufficient, wanting, inferior

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ވެޑެ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 253