ވެރިޔާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वर (vara). Cognate with Sinhalese වරෙණ්ය (wareṇya)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋeɾijəː/, [ʋeɾijəː]

Noun

ވެރިޔާ • (veriyā) (plural ވެރިން)

  1. leader, superior, potentate, principal
  2. owner, possessor, holder

Derived terms

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ވެރިޔާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 255
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