ދާ
Dhivehi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d̪əː/, [d̪əː]
Etymology 1
From Sanskrit दिवस (divasa). Cognate with Sinhalese දා (dā). දවස (dawasa). Doublet of ދުވަސް (duvas)
Noun
ދާ • (dā) (plural ދާތައް (dātak̊))
- (archaic) day (used in compounds to indicate day of the month)
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit दाह (dāha). Cognate with Sinhalese දහඩිය (dahaḍiya)
Noun
ދާ • (dā)
- sweat, perspiration
Alternative forms
- (archaic) ދައިރު (dairu)
- (archaic) ދައު (dau)
Etymology 3
From Sanskrit जाल (jāla). Cognate with Sinhalese දැල (dæla)
Noun
ދާ • (dā)
- net, web, mesh
Alternative forms
- ދެލް (del) — Fuvahmulah
- ދެއު (deu) — Addu
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ދާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 42.