ދެރި
Dhivehi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit दारिका (dārikā). Cognate with Sinhalese දැරි (dæri). Doublet of ދެރިޔަ (deriya)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d̪eɾi/, [d̪eɾi]
Noun
ދެރި • (deri)
- (archaic) woman, female person
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ދެރި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 54.