ހިހޫ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शिशिर (śiśira). Cognate to Sinhalese සිසිල් (sisil)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hi.huː/, [hi.huː]
  • Hyphenation: ހި‧ހޫ

Noun

ހިހޫ • (hihū) (plural ހިހޫތައް (hihūtak̊))

  1. cold, mild, temperate
    Antonyms: ހޫނު (hūnu), ތާފަނާ (tāfanā)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހިހޫ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 116
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