މީހާ
Dhivehi
Etymology
An extension of މީސް (mīs), from Prakrit 𑀫𑀡𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (maṇussa), from Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣya). Cognate with Sinhalese මිනිහා (minihā)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miːhəː/, [miːhəː]
Noun
މީހާ • (mīhā) (plural މީހުން)
- man, human being
- male person
- Antonym: އަންހެނާ (an̊henā)
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “މީހާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 172.