ރޭ

ރޭ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ރެއި‎ (rei) – Addu

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀇 (rāi), variant of 𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (ratti), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀭𑀸𑀢𑀺 (*rāti), from Sanskrit रात्रि (rātri). Cognate to Sinhalese රෑ (rǣ).[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾeː/

Noun

ރޭ • (rē) (plural ރޭތައް‎ (rētak̊))

1. night, nighttime
2. last night

References

1. Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ރޭ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 208.