ދުނިޔެ

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Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دنیا (dunyā), from Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā). Compare Hindi दुनिया (duniyā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d̪u.n̪i.je/,
  • Hyphenation: ދު‧ނި‧ޔެ

Noun

ދުނިޔެ (duniye)

  1. world
    Synonyms: ބުވަނަ (buvana), ދިޔަ (diya)

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދުނިޔެ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 61