ދެންމެ
Dhivehi
Alternative forms
- (Addu) ދެނަކަހަ (denakaha)
- (Fuvahmulah) ދެނަކަހަ (denakaha)
Etymology
From ދެން (den̊, “now, forthwith”) + މެ (me, “emphasis marker”). Cognate to Sinhalese දෙන්ම (denma)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d̪en̪.me/, [d̪em.me]
- Hyphenation: ދެން‧މެ
Adverb
ދެންމެ • (den̊me)
- just now, a little while ago
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ދެންމެ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 54.