ދޮޅު

Dhivehi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d̪o.ɭu/, [d̪o.ɭu]
  • Hyphenation: ދޮ‧ޅު

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit दोहद (dohada). Cognate to Sinhalese දොළ (doḷa). Doublet of ދޯޅު (dōḷu)

Adjective

ދޮޅު • (doḷu)  (archaic)

  1. covetous
  2. desirous, wishing

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit द्व्यर्ध (dvyardha). Cognate to Sinhalese යෙළ (yeḷa)

Noun

ދޮޅު • (doḷu) (plural ދޮޅުތައް (doḷutak̊))

  1. a one and a half
Alternative forms
  • ދޮޅެ (doḷe) – Huvadhu
  • ދެޅެ (deḷe) – Addu

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދޮޅު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 59
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