ރަށްވެހި

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Sanskrit राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra) + वासिन (vāsina)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɾəʂʋehi]

Adjective

ރަށްވެހި • (raṣ̊vehi)

  1. developed, advanced

Noun

ރަށްވެހި • (raṣ̊vehi) (plural ރަށްވެހިތައް‎ (raṣ̊vehitak̊))

  1. inhabitant, settler or native of an island or country

References
  • 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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