މަގު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• މަގެ (mage) – Huvadhoo

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕 (magga), from Sanskrit मार्ग (mārga). Compare Sinhalese මග (maga), මඟ (maⁿga), Gujarati માગ (māg), Hindi माँग (māṅg, “parting of the hair”), Marathi माग (māg), Sindhi ماڳُ / माॻु, Punjabi ਮਾਂਗ (māṅg) / مانگ (māng, “parting line of hair on the head”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

މަގު • (magu)

1. road, way, path

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަގު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mārga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press