Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit एव (eva). Cognate with Sinhalese (ma)

Pronunciation

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Particle

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މެ (-me)

  1. an emphasis marker

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މެ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 171