އުއްތަމަ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• (archaic) އުތެމަ (utema)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit उत्तम (uttamá). Cognate to Sinhalese උත්තම (uttama). Doublet of އުތު (utu)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uʔ.t̪a.ma/, [ut̚.t̪ä.mä]
• Hyphenation: އުއް‧ތަ‧މަ

Adjective

އުއްތަމަ • (uttama) 

1. chief, highest, most elevated, foremost
2. exalted
3. of good conduct

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އުއްތަމަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 245