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Dhivehi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mə.həː/,
- Hyphenation: މަ‧ހާ
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Sanskrit महा (mahā). Cognate with Sinhalese මා (mā). Doublet of މާ (mā)
Adjective
މަހާ • (mahā)
- big, large, great
- main
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަހާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 164
Etymology 2
Inherited from Sanskrit मत्स्य (matsya). Cognate with Sinhalese මසා (masā). Doublet of މަސް (mas)
Noun
މަހާ • (mahā)
- (archaic) large fish taken collectively, school of large fish
Derived terms
- މަހާމެހި (mahāmehi, “large and small fish”)
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަހާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 164