ލޭ
Dhivehi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀅 (lohia), from Sanskrit लोहित (lóhita). Cognate with Sinhalese ලේ (lē).
Noun
ލޭ • (lē) (plural ލޭތައް (lētak̊))
- blood
Derived terms
- ހާދަ ލޭ ކެކޭ ކުޅުމެކް (hāda lē kekē kuḷumek̊)
- ލޭހޮޅި (lēhoḷi)
- ލޭނާރު (lēnāru)
- ލޭ ބޯ ފަނި (lē bō fani)
- ލޭކަރުނަ (lēkaruna)
- ލޭ ކެކެނީ (lē kekenī)
- ލޭ ލަނީ (lē lanī)
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ލޭ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page .
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “lṓhita”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press