Alternative forms
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- ދުވަހަ (duvaha) — Fuvahmulah, Addu
Etymology
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Ultimately from Sanskrit दिवस (divasa). Doublet of ދާ (dā)
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /d̪u.ʋəs̺/, [d̪u.wəs̺]
- Hyphenation: ދު‧ވަސް
ދުވަސް • (duvas)
- day
References
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- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދުވަސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 43