Dhivehi

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Etymology

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From މި (mi) +‎ ވެނި (veni). Cognate with Sinhalese මෙවනි (mewani).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /miʋen̪i/, [miʋen̪i]

Pronoun

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މިވެނި (miveni)

  1. this person

See also

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References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މިވެނި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 254