ދެރިޔަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दारिका (dārikā). Cognate with Sinhalese දැරි (dæri). Doublet of ދެރި (deri)

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

Noun

ދެރިޔަ • (deriya)

  1. (archaic) woman, female person
    Synonyms: އަންހެނާ (an̊henā), އަބަޅު (abaḷu)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދެރިޔަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 54
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