ލަހުޖާ

ލަހުޖާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ləhud͡ʒəː]

Noun

ލަހުޖާ • (lahujā) (plural ލަހުޖާތައް‎ (lahujātak̊))

1. dialect, vernacular, parlance, patois
2. accent

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ލަހުޖާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 154.