ދެންމެ

Dhivehi edit

Alternative forms edit

(Addu) ދެނަކަހަ (denakaha)
(Fuvahmulah) ދެނަކަހަ (denakaha)

Etymology edit

From ދެން (den̊, “now, forthwith”) + މެ (me, “emphasis marker”). Cognate to Sinhalese දෙන්ම (denma)

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /d̪en̪.me/, [d̪em.me]
Hyphenation: ދެން‧މެ

Adverb edit

ދެންމެ • (den̊me)

just now, a little while ago

References edit

Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދެންމެ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 54

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