Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit मक्षिका (makṣikā). Cognate to Sinhalese මැස්ස (mæssa)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /me.hi/, [me.hi]
  • Hyphenation: މެ‧ހި

Noun

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މެހި (mehi) (plural މެހިތައް (mehitak̊))

  1. fly, housefly

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މެހި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 172