ލޯ

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loː/, [loː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit लोचन (locana)

Noun

ލޯ • (lō)

1. eye, visual organ

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ލޯ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 158

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit लोह (loha). Cognate with Sinhalese ලෝ (lō). Doublet of ލޯނެތަވަ (lōnetava)

Noun

ލޯ • (lō)

1. metal
2. copper
3. brass
4. bronze

Alternative forms

• ލޮއި (loi)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ލޯ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 158