Divehin.

Brit.

/ˈdiːveɪhi/,

/dəˈveɪhi/, U.S.

/ˈdiveɪˌhi/,

/dəˈveɪhi/

Forms: 1800s– divehi, 1900s– dhivehi.

Origin: A borrowing from Divehi. Etymon: Divehi Divehi.

Etymology: < Divehi Divehi, Dhivehi Maldivian, perhaps originally lit. ‘(language of) island-dwellers’ (compare Sanskrit dvipa island and vāsin dweller; < vas- to dwell: see be v.).

The Indo-Aryan language of the Maldives, which is closely related to Sinhala; = Maldivian n. 2.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Indic > Sinhalese-Maldivian

Sinhalese1801

Singhalee1847

Divehi1887

Kandyan1892

Sinhala1954

Maldivian1972

1887 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 16 171 Formerly there were five different languages and characters used in writing: of these..only two are now used... The five are—Gabuli-tana, divehi, akuru-tana, narha-tana, defo-tana.

1976 Asian Surv. 16 655 Divehi is written in a unique and phonetically appropriate script invented locally but drawing on elements of both Arabic and South Asian script systems.

1998 Guardian 24 Jan. (Weekend Suppl.) 53/1 At school they [sc. Maldivians] learn English and Arabic as well as their own language, Dhivehi.

2003 D. C. Margolf in G. J. Ames & R. S. Love Distant Lands & Diverse Cultures vi. 120 Pyrard quickly distinguished himself among his companions because of his attempts to communicate in the Maldivian tongue (known as Divehi).

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	divehi
释义	Divehin. Brit. /ˈdiːveɪhi/, /dəˈveɪhi/, U.S. /ˈdiveɪˌhi/, /dəˈveɪhi/ Forms: 1800s– divehi, 1900s– dhivehi. Origin: A borrowing from Divehi. Etymon: Divehi Divehi. Etymology: < Divehi Divehi, Dhivehi Maldivian, perhaps originally lit. ‘(language of) island-dwellers’ (compare Sanskrit dvipa island and vāsin dweller; < vas- to dwell: see be v.). The Indo-Aryan language of the Maldives, which is closely related to Sinhala; = Maldivian n. 2. ΘΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Indic > Sinhalese-Maldivian Sinhalese1801 Singhalee1847 Divehi1887 Kandyan1892 Sinhala1954 Maldivian1972 1887 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 16 171 Formerly there were five different languages and characters used in writing: of these..only two are now used... The five are—Gabuli-tana, divehi, akuru-tana, narha-tana, defo-tana. 1976 Asian Surv. 16 655 Divehi is written in a unique and phonetically appropriate script invented locally but drawing on elements of both Arabic and South Asian script systems. 1998 Guardian 24 Jan. (Weekend Suppl.) 53/1 At school they [sc. Maldivians] learn English and Arabic as well as their own language, Dhivehi. 2003 D. C. Margolf in G. J. Ames & R. S. Love Distant Lands & Diverse Cultures vi. 120 Pyrard quickly distinguished himself among his companions because of his attempts to communicate in the Maldivian tongue (known as Divehi). This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1887
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