ދަވަޅު

Dhivehi edit

Alternative forms edit

ދުވަޅަ (duvaḷa)

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit धवल (dhavala). Cognate to Sinhalese දවල (dawala)

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /d̪ə.ʋə.ɭu/, [d̪ə.ʋə.ɭu]
Hyphenation: ދަ‧ވަ‧ޅު

Adjective edit

ދަވަޅު • (davaḷu) (archaic)

beautiful, pretty, comely
Synonyms: ރީތި (rīti), ޗާލު (cālu), ސޯބުނު (sōbunu)
smooth

References edit

Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދަވަޅު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 52

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