މަގު
Dhivehi edit
Alternative forms edit
- މަގެ (mage) – Huvadhoo
Etymology edit
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕 (magga), from Sanskrit मार्ग (mārga). Compare Sinhalese මග (maga), මඟ (maⁿga), Gujarati માગ (māg), Hindi माँग (māṅg, “parting of the hair”), Marathi माग (māg), Sindhi ماڳُ / माॻु, Punjabi ਮਾਂਗ (māṅg) / مانگ (māng, “parting line of hair on the head”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
މަގު • (magu)
References edit
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަގު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mārga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press