ވިހަ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit विष (viṣa). Cognate to Sinhalese වස (wasa)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʋi.ha/, [vi.hä]
  • Hyphenation: ވި‧ހަ

Noun

ވިހަ • (viha) (plural ވިހަތައް (vihatak̊))

  1. poison, venom, bane
    Synonym: ޒަހަރު (zaharu)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ވިހަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 256
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