ދޭވަތާ
Dhivehi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit दैवत (daivata). Cognate with Sinhalese දේවතා (dēwatā)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d̪eː.ʋə.t̪əː/, [d̪eː.ʋə.t̪əː]
- Hyphenation: ދޭ‧ވަ‧ތާ
Noun
ދޭވަތާ • (dēvatā) (plural ދޭވަތާއިން)
- (archaic) God
- Synonyms: އިލާހު (ilāhu), ކަލާނގެ (kalāⁿge)
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ދޭވަތާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 55.