ދަށް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अधस्तात् (adhastāt). Cognate to Sinhalese යට (yaṭa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪aʂ/, [d̪äh]

Noun

ދަށް • (daṣ̊) (plural ދަށްތައް (daṣ̊tak̊))

1. under, below, beneath

Adjective

ދަށް • (daṣ̊) 

1. low, less

Synonyms

• (Mulaku and Addu) ދަށޮ (daṣo)

Antonyms

• މަތީ (matī)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދަށް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 45