ނާޔަކަ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka). Cognate to Sinhalese නායකය (nāyakaya)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /n̪aː.ja.ka/, [n̪aː.jä.kä]
  • Hyphenation: ނާ‧ޔަ‧ކަ

Noun[edit]

ނާޔަކަ • (nāyaka) (plural ނާޔަކަތައް (nāyakatak̊))

  1. (archaic) leader, official, office-holder, functionary, person of eminence
    Synonym: ވެރިޔާ (veriyā)

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނާޔަކަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 186
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