އުއްތަމަ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit उत्तम (uttamá). Cognate to Sinhalese උත්තම (uttama). Doublet of އުތު (utu)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /uʔ.t̪a.ma/, [ut̚.t̪ä.mä]
  • Hyphenation: އުއް‧ތަ‧މަ

Adjective[edit]

އުއްތަމަ • (uttama) 

  1. chief, highest, most elevated, foremost
  2. exalted
  3. of good conduct

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އުއްތަމަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 245
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