ދެރި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दारिका (dārikā). Cognate with Sinhalese දැරි (dæri). Doublet of ދެރިޔަ (deriya)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪eɾi/, [d̪eɾi]

Noun

ދެރި • (deri)

1. (archaic) woman, female person

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދެރި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 54