ދާގަބަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Sanskrit धातुगर्भ (dhātugarbha). Cognate with Sinhalese දාගබ (dāgaba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪əːɡəbə/, [d̪əːɡəbə]

Noun

ދާގަބަ • (dāgaba)

1. Buddhist temple (used by Maldivians during pre-Islamic times)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދާގަބަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 43