ލޭ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀅 (lohia), from Sanskrit लोहित (lóhita). Cognate with Sinhalese ලේ (lē).

Noun

ލޭ • (lē) (plural ލޭތައް (lētak̊))

  1. blood

Derived terms
  • ހާދަ ލޭ ކެކޭ ކުޅުމެކް (hāda lē kekē kuḷumek̊)
  • ލޭ ބޯ ފަނި (lē bō fani)
  • ލޭ ކެކެނީ (lē kekenī)
  • ލޭ ލަނީ (lē lanī)
  • ލޭހޮޅި (lēhoḷi)
  • ލޭނާރު (lēnāru)
  • ލޭކަރުނަ (lēkaruna)

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