ދަވަޅު

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Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit धवल (dhavala). Cognate to Sinhalese දවල (dawala)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d̪ə.ʋə.ɭu/, [d̪ə.ʋə.ɭu]
  • Hyphenation: ދަ‧ވަ‧ޅު

Adjective

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ދަވަޅު (davaḷu)  (archaic)

  1. beautiful, pretty, comely
    Synonyms: ރީތި (rīti), ޗާލު (cālu), ސޯބުނު (sōbunu)
  2. smooth

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދަވަޅު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 52