ދަހީ

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Dhivehi[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑀳𑀺 (dahi) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit दधि (dádhi).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ދަހީ (dahī) (plural ދަހީތައް (dahītak̊))

  1. curd, coagulated milk, sour milk

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދަހީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 46
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dádhi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 351