ރަށްވެހި

Dhivehi

Alternative forms
  • ރައްވެހި (ravvehi)

Etymology

From ރަށް (raṣ̊, “country”) +‎ ވެހި (vehi, “dweller”). Doublet of ރައްޓެހި (raṭṭehi, “friend, countryman”);[1] cognate to Sinhalese රටවැසි (raṭawæsi).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɾəʂʋehi/, [ɾəʋːehi]

Adjective

ރަށްވެހި • (raṣ̊vehi)

  1. developed, advanced[2]

Noun

ރަށްވެހި • (raṣ̊vehi) (plural ރަށްވެހިން)

  1. inhabitant, settler or native of an island or country[2]

References
  1. Sonja Fritz (2002) “Phonology”, in The Dhivehi language - a descriptive and historical grammar of Maldivian and its dialects (Beiträge zur Südasienforschung; 191), Würzburg: Ergon Verlag, page 38
  2. Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރަށްވެހި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 207
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