ދޮޅު

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪o.ɭu/, [d̪o.ɭu]
• Hyphenation: ދޮ‧ޅު

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit दोहद (dohada). Cognate to Sinhalese දොළ (doḷa). Doublet of ދޯޅު (dōḷu)

Adjective

ދޮޅު • (doḷu)  (archaic)

1. covetous
2. desirous, wishing

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit द्व्यर्ध (dvyardha). Cognate to Sinhalese යෙළ (yeḷa)

Noun

ދޮޅު • (doḷu) (plural ދޮޅުތައް (doḷutak̊))

1. a one and a half

Alternative forms

• ދޮޅެ (doḷe) – Huvadhu
• ދެޅެ (deḷe) – Addu

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދޮޅު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 59