ދޫވެހި
Dhivehi
Etymology
From ދޫ (dū) + ވެހި (vehi). Compare ދިވެހި (divehi)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d̪uːʋehi/, [d̪uːʋehi]
Noun
ދޫވެހި • (dūvehi)
- (archaic) person of the island, inhabitant, of the island
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ދޫވެހި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 59.