ފޮއި

ފޮއި

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ފޯ‎ (fō) – Addu

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑁄𑀲𑀳 (posaha), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑁄𑀲𑀣 (posatha), from Sanskrit उपवसथ (upavasatha).[1][2]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foi/, [foe]

Noun

ފޮއި • (foi) (plural ފޮއިތައް‎ (foitak̊))

1. A fortnight (two-week period)
2. The day on which a full moon occurs (corresponding to the Buddhist Poya)[3]

References

1. Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ފޮއި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 85.
2. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “upavasathá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
3. Aishath Shehenaz Adam (2020) Measuring in Maldivian Society‎, Male: Saruna: Digital Repository of the Maldives National University, page 2