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Dhivehi
- ދިގެ (dige)
- ދިގި (digi) (Fuvahmulah, Addu)
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑀺𑀕𑁆𑀖 (diggha), from Sanskrit दीर्घ (dīrghá). Compare Sinhalese දිග (diga), දිගු (digu), දිඟු (diⁿgu), දිග් (dig), දික් (dik), Sindhi ڊِگهو (ḍigho) / डिघो, Assamese দীঘ (digh), দীঘল (dighol), Kalasha dríga.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ދިގު • (digu)
- long, tall, lengthy, stretched
- Antonym: ކުރު (kuru)
Further reading
More information
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދިގު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka
- Reynolds, Christopher Hanby Baillie (2003) “ދިގު”, in A Maldivian Dictionary, 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE: RoutledgeCurzon, page 166
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dīrghá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press