Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit सिंह (siṃhá). Doublet of ސިންގާ (sin̊gā)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /s̺in̪.ha/, [s̺in̪.hä]
  • Hyphenation: ސިން‧ހަ

Noun

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ސިންހަ (sin̊ha)

  1. (astrology) Leo

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސިންހަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 225