މަހާ

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mə.həː/, [mə.həː]
• Hyphenation: މަ‧ހާ

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit महा (mahā). Cognate with Sinhalese මා (mā). Doublet of މާ (mā)

Adjective

މަހާ • (mahā) 

1. big, large, great
2. main

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަހާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 164

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit मत्स्य (matsya). Cognate with Sinhalese මසා (masā). Doublet of މަސް (mas)

Noun

މަހާ • (mahā)

1. (archaic) large fish taken collectively, school of large fish

Derived terms

• މަހާމެހި (mahāmehi, “large and small fish”)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަހާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 164