މާ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit माला (mālā)

Noun[edit]

މާ • (mā) (plural މާތައް (mātak̊))

  1. flower

Etymology 2[edit]

Suffix[edit]

މާ • (-mā)

  1. when

Etymology 3[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit महा (mahā). Cognate with Sinhalese මා (mā). Doublet of މަހާ (mahā)

Adjective[edit]

މާ • (mā) 

  1. great, big, large

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 160

Etymology 4[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit मघा (maghā). Cognate with Sinhalese මා (mā)

Noun[edit]

މާ • (mā)

  1. The tenth nakaiy of the south-west monsoon.
  2. The asterism Alpha (Regulus), Zeta, Gamma (Algeiba), Mu, Epsilon and Eta in Leonis

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 160

Etymology 5[edit]

Adverb[edit]

މާ • (mā)

  1. more
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