Dhivehi edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from Sanskrit दिवस (divasa). Doublet of ދާ ()

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /d̪u.ʋəs̺/, [d̪u.wəs̺]
  • Hyphenation: ދު‧ވަސް

Noun edit

ދުވަސް (duvas)

  1. day

References edit

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