ނޫ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms
  • ނުލު (nulu)
  • ނިލް (nil) – Fuvahmulah

Etymology

From Sanskrit नील (nīla, “blue”). Compare නිල් (nil)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /n̪uː/, [n̪uː]

Adjective

ނޫ • (nū) 

  1. blue, cyanic, cerulean

Derived terms
  • ނޫރުކް (nūruk̊)
  • ނޫމަސް (nūmas)
  • ނޫމާފިލާ (nūmāfilā)
  • ނޫމުގު (nūmugu)
  • ނޫފާ (nūfā)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނޫ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 195
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nīˊla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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