ރޫފަ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms
  • ރޫހަ (rūha)
  • ރޯހަ (rōha) — Fuvahmulah

Etymology

From Sanskrit रूप (rūpa). Cognate with Sinhalese රුප (rupa), රුව (ruwa), රු (ru). Doublet of ރޫ (rū) and ރޫހަ (rūha).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ruːfə/, [ɾuːfə]

Noun

ރޫފަ • (rūfa) (plural ރޫފަތައް (rūfatak̊))

  1. form, shape, figure, appearance, semblance

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރޫފަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 211
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