ވެރި

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋe.ɾi/, [ʋe.ɾi]
• Hyphenation: ވެ‧ރި

Etymology 1

Suffix

ވެރި • (-veri)

1. Post-vowel allomorphic form of ތެރި (teri)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit वर (vara). Cognate to Sinhalese වරෙණ්ය (wareṇya). Doublet of ވެރިޔާ (veriyā)

Adjective

ވެރި • (veri) (plural ވެރިން)

1. chief, of importance, major, main, cardinal, staple, foremost, principal

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ވެރި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 255