Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit दारिका (dārikā). Cognate with Sinhalese දැරි (dæri). Doublet of ދެރިޔަ (deriya)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d̪eɾi/, [d̪eɾi]

Noun

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ދެރި (deri)

  1. (archaic) woman, female person

References

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