ވައި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वात (vātá).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʋəi/, [ʋæː]

Noun

ވައި • (vai) (plural ވައިތައް (vaitak̊))

  1. air
  2. wind

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