ދޫވެހި

Dhivehi

Etymology

From ދޫ (dū) +‎ ވެހި (vehi). Compare ދިވެހި (divehi)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪uːʋehi/, [d̪uːʋehi]

Noun

ދޫވެހި • (dūvehi)

1. (archaic) person of the island, inhabitant, of the island

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދޫވެހި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 59