ގެވެހި

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ގެވަށި (gevaṣi) — Addu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गृहपति (gṛhapati). Cognate to Sinhalese ගැහවියා (gæhawiyā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡe.ʋe.ʂi/, [ɡe.ʋe.ʂi]
• Hyphenation: ގެ‧ވެ‧ހި

Adjective

ގެވެހި • (gevehi) 

1. household
2. of the house
3. thrifty, economical

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގެވެހި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 99