Dhivehi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha). Cognate to Sinhalese දෙට (deṭa) and Pali jeṭṭha
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d̪o.ʂi/, [d̪o.ʂi]
- Hyphenation: ދޮ‧ށި
Noun
ދޮށި • (doṣi) (plural ދޮށިތައް)
- fishing rod
Adjective
ދޮށި • (doṣi)
- elder, older, senior
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދޮށި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 60