ހޭ

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /heː/, [heː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit चेतति (cetati). Cognate to Sinhalese හේ (hē, “reason, cause”)

Noun

ހޭ • (hē) (plural ހޭތައް (hētak̊))

1. consciousness, senses, awareness
2. mental process, intellect

   Synonyms: ބުއްދި (buddi), ބޯ (bō), މަނަ (mana)

Alternative forms

• ހެއި (hei)

Etymology 2

Suffix

ހޭ • (-hē)

1. an interrogative marker

Synonyms

• ތަ (ta)
• ދޯ (dō)