ދަވަޅު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ދުވަޅަ (duvaḷa)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit धवल (dhavala). Cognate to Sinhalese දවල (dawala)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ə.ʋə.ɭu/, [d̪ə.ʋə.ɭu]
• Hyphenation: ދަ‧ވަ‧ޅު

Adjective

ދަވަޅު • (davaḷu)  (archaic)

1. beautiful, pretty, comely

   Synonyms: ރީތި (rīti), ޗާލު (cālu), ސޯބުނު (sōbunu)

2. smooth

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދަވަޅު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 52