ދަވަޅު
Dhivehi
Alternative forms
- ދުވަޅަ (duvaḷa)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit धवल (dhavala). Cognate to Sinhalese දවල (dawala)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d̪ə.ʋə.ɭu/, [d̪ə.ʋə.ɭu]
- Hyphenation: ދަ‧ވަ‧ޅު
Adjective
ދަވަޅު • (davaḷu) (archaic)
- beautiful, pretty, comely
- Synonyms: ރީތި (rīti), ޗާލު (cālu), ސޯބުނު (sōbunu)
- smooth
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ދަވަޅު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 52.