ރަށްވެހި
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Dhivehi
Alternative forms
- ރައްވެހި (ravvehi)
Etymology
From ރަށް (raṣ̊, “country”) + ވެހި (vehi, “dweller”). Doublet of ރައްޓެހި (raṭṭehi, “friend, countryman”);[1] cognate to Sinhalese රටවැසි (raṭawæsi).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ރަށްވެހި • (raṣ̊vehi)
Noun
ރަށްވެހި • (raṣ̊vehi) (plural ރަށްވެހިން)
References
- Sonja Fritz (2002) “Phonology”, in The Dhivehi language - a descriptive and historical grammar of Maldivian and its dialects (Beiträge zur Südasienforschung; 191), Würzburg: Ergon Verlag, page 38
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