ދިޔާ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms
  • ދިޔައި (diyai) (Fuvahmulah, Addu)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit उदक (udaka). Cognate to Sinhalese දිය (diya). Doublet of ދިޔަ (diya)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d̪i.jəː/, [d̪i.jəː]
  • Hyphenation: ދި‧ޔާ

Adjective

ދިޔާ • (diyā) 

  1. watery, aqueous, thin, runny, diluted, fluid, uncoagulated, uncongealed, liquescent

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދިޔާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 57
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