ހުވާސް

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit श्वास (śvāsa). Cognate to Sinhalese ශ්වාස (śwāsa)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hu.ʋaːs̺/, [hu.waːs̺]
  • Hyphenation: ހު‧ވާސް

Noun

ހުވާސް • (huvās) (plural ހުވާސްތައް (huvāstak̊))

  1. breath, respiration
    Synonym: ނޭވާ (nēvā)
  2. pulse, pulsation

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހުވާސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 124
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