Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The Indic language spoken in the Maldives.

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  • proper noun An Indo-Aryan language, the official language of the Republic of the Maldives.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Dhivehi dhivehi, Maldivian, ultimately from Middle Indic dīpa-, island, from Sanskrit dvīpaḥ, island; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]

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Examples

  • The official and common language is Dhivehi, which is related to Sinhala, a language of Sri Lanka.

    unknown title 2009

  • The official and common language is Dhivehi, which is related to Sinhala, a language of Sri Lanka.

    unknown title 2009

  • The official and common language is Dhivehi, which is related to Sinhala, a language of Sri Lanka.

    unknown title 2009

  • Having apparently maligned the no doubt estimable language of Maldives in a recent post, I am delighted to say that an English-Dhivehi dictionary can be found here.

    7 posts from November 2009 2009

  • Thus it is probably Dhivehi, which Wikipedia tells us is: an Indo-Aryan language closely related to the Sinhalese language of Sri Lanka.

    7 posts from November 2009 2009

  • In June, opposition parties tried to sack the education minister for proposing that Islam and the national Dhivehi language no longer be mandatory for senior students.

    Islam And Democracy: Can A Country Fully Embrace Both? Josh Fleet 2010

  • In June, opposition parties tried to sack the education minister for proposing that Islam and the national Dhivehi language no longer be mandatory for senior students.

    Islam And Democracy: Can A Country Fully Embrace Both? Josh Fleet 2010

  • Thus it is probably Dhivehi, which Wikipedia tells us is: an Indo-Aryan language closely related to the Sinhalese language of Sri Lanka.

    What language? 2009

  • Together with Sinhala, Dhivehi represents a special subgroup within the Modern Indo-Aryan languages which is called Insular Indo-Aryan.

    7 posts from November 2009 2009

  • Dhivehi represents the southernmost Indo-Aryan language.

    7 posts from November 2009 2009

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