ގައި

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡa.i/, [ɡä.i]
  • (Malé) IPA(key): [ɡæː]
  • Hyphenation: ގަ‧އި

Etymology 1

Suffix

ގައި • (-gai)

  1. in, on
Alternative forms
  • ގަ (ga)
  • ގާ (gā)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit गात्र (gātra). Cognate to Sinhalese ගත (gata)

Noun

ގައި • (gai) (plural ގައިތައް)

  1. body, person

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގައި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 95
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