އަވި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit आतप (ātapa). Cognate to Sinhalese අවුව (awuwa)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ʋi/, [ä.vi]
  • Hyphenation: އަ‧ވި

Noun

އަވި • (avi) (plural އަވިތައް)

  1. sunshine

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަވި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 21
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