ނިޔަމި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Cognate with Sinhalese නියමුවා (niyamuwā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [n̪ijəmi]

Noun

ނިޔަމި • (niyami) (plural ނިޔަމިތައް (niyamitak̊))

1. navigator, pilot, sailing master

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނިޔަމި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 194