Dhivehi edit

 
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Etymology edit

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀅 (lohia), from Sanskrit लोहित (lóhita). Cognate with Sinhalese ලේ ().

Noun edit

ލޭ () (plural ލޭތައް (lētak̊))

  1. blood

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ލޭ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lṓhita”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press