Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit यात्रा (yātrā). Cognate to Sinhalese යතුරු (yaturu)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d̪a.t̪u.ɾu/, [d̪ä.t̪u.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ދަ‧ތު‧ރު

Noun

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ދަތުރު (daturu) (plural ދަތުރުތައް (daturutak̊))

  1. journey, tour, voyage, trip

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދަތުރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 51