ހޭ

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /heː/, [heː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit चेतति (cetati). Cognate to Sinhalese හේ (hē, “reason, cause”)

Noun

ހޭ • (hē) (plural ހޭތައް)

  1. consciousness, senses, awareness
  2. mental process, intellect
    Synonyms: ބުއްދި (buddi), ބޯ (bō), މަނަ (mana)
Alternative forms
  • ހެއި (hei)

Etymology 2

Suffix

ހޭ • (-hē)

  1. an interrogative marker
Synonyms
  • ތަ (ta)
  • ދޯ (dō)
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