Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit ग्रह (graha).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡu.ɾa.ha/, [ɡu.ɾä.hä]
  • Hyphenation: ގު‧ރަ‧ހަ

Noun

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ގުރަހަ (guraha) (plural ގުރަހަތައް (gurahatak̊))

  1. (archaic) planet

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގުރަހަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 105