ހިތަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चित्रा (citrā). Cognate to Sinhalese සිත (sita)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hi.t̪a/, [hi.t̪ä]
• Hyphenation: ހި‧ތަ

Noun

ހިތަ • (hita) (plural ހިތަތައް (hitatak̊))

1. The 14th asterism of the south-west monsoon
2. the asterism Alpha in Virginis

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހިތަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 118