ދެރިޔަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दारिका (dārikā). Cognate with Sinhalese දැරි (dæri). Doublet of ދެރި (deri)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪eɾijə/, [d̪eɾijə]

Noun

ދެރިޔަ • (deriya)

1. (archaic) woman, female person

   Synonyms: އަންހެނާ (an̊henā), އަބަޅު (abaḷu)

References

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