ނިޔަމި
Dhivehi
Etymology
Cognate with Sinhalese නියමුවා (niyamuwā)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [n̪ijəmi]
Noun
ނިޔަމި • (niyami) (plural ނިޔަމިތައް (niyamitak̊))
- navigator, pilot, sailing master
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ނިޔަމި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 194.