Dhivehi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit चित्त (citta). Doublet of ހިޔަ (hiya) and ހިތަނީ (hitanī)
Pronunciation[edit]
ހިތް • (hit̊)
- heart, mind, breast (as the seat of emotion)
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހިތް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 119