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Dhivehi
- ވަގެ (vage) — Huvadhu
- ވަގޮ (vago) — Mulaku
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀕𑁆𑀖 (vaggha), from Sanskrit व्याघ्र (vyāghrá).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋa.ɡu/,
- Hyphenation: ވަ‧ގު
Adjective
ވަގު • (vagu)
- wild, untamed
Noun
ވަގު • (vagu) (plural ވަގުތައް (vagutak̊))
- thief, burglar, robber
- tiger
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ވަގު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vyāghrá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press