ގޮވި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गोप (gopa). Cognate to Sinhalese ගොවුවා (gowuwā)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡo.ʋi/, [ɡo.vi]
  • Hyphenation: ގޮ‧ވި

Noun

ގޮވި • (govi) (plural ގޮވިތައް (govitak̊))

  1. herdsman, cattleman, stockman, shepherd

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގޮވި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 103
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