ވިދުވަރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit विद्युत् (vidyut). Cognate to Sinhalese විදුලිය (widuliya)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʋi.d̪u.ʋa.ɾu/, [vi.d̪u.wä.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ވި‧ދު‧ވަ‧ރު

Noun

ވިދުވަރު • (viduvaru) (plural ވިދުވަރުތައް (viduvarutak̊))

  1. lightning, thunderbolt, levin
    Synonym: ހޮނު (honu)

Synonyms
  • (Huvadhu) ވިދެވަރެ (videvare)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ވިދުވަރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 256
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