މަހާ

Dhivehi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mə.həː/, [mə.həː]
  • Hyphenation: މަ‧ހާ

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit महा (mahā). Cognate with Sinhalese මා (mā). Doublet of މާ (mā)

Adjective

މަހާ • (mahā) 

  1. big, large, great
  2. main

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަހާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 164

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit मत्स्य (matsya). Cognate with Sinhalese මසා (masā). Doublet of މަސް (mas)

Noun

މަހާ • (mahā)

  1. (archaic) large fish taken collectively, school of large fish
Derived terms
  • މަހާމެހި (mahāmehi, “large and small fish”)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަހާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 164
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