މަގު
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Dhivehi[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- މަގެ (mage) – Huvadhoo
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕 (magga), from Sanskrit मार्ग (mārga). Compare Sinhalese මග (maga), මඟ (maⁿga), Gujarati માગ (māg), Hindi माँग (māṅg, “parting of the hair”), Marathi माग (māg), Sindhi ماڳُ / माॻु, Punjabi ਮਾਂਗ (māṅg) / مانگ (māng, “parting line of hair on the head”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
މަގު • (magu)
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަގު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mārga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press