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Dhivehi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑁄𑀲𑀳 (posaha), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑁄𑀲𑀣 (posatha), from Sanskrit उपवसथ (upavasatha).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fo.i/,
- Hyphenation: ފޮ‧އި
Noun
ފޮއި • (foi) (plural ފޮއިތައް (foitak̊))
- A fortnight (two-week period)
- The day on which a full moon occurs (corresponding to the Buddhist Poya)[3]
References
- ^ Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފޮއި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 85
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “upavasathá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- ^ Aishath Shehenaz Adam (2020) Measuring in Maldivian Society, Male: Saruna: Digital Repository of the Maldives National University, page 2
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފޮއި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 85