ގަވި

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit *गावुत (gāvuta). Cognate to Sinhalese ගවුව (gawuwa), Hindi गौ (gau), Gujarati ગાઉ (gāu), and Sindhi ڳَاءُو (g̠āū)

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ɡa.ʋi/, [ɡä.ʋi]
Hyphenation: ގަ‧ވި

Noun[edit]

ގަވި • (gavi) (plural ގަވިތައް (gavitak̊))

league

References[edit]

Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގަވި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 98

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