ދުވަސް

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ދުވަހަ (duvaha) — Fuvahmulah, Addu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ދުވަސް • (duvas)

1. day

References

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