Dhivehi

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/dɪˈvɛ.hiː//dɪˈveɪ.hiː/

noun

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

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Maldivian
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Meanings

nounDhivehi (uncountable)

alternative Divehi

  1. uncountableAn Indo-Aryan language, the official language of the Republic of Maldives.

    Synonyms: Maldivian

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn Indo-Aryan language, the official language of the Republic of Maldives.

Similar
Maldivian
Also see
maldivian

Origin

  1. dvދިވެހި
  2. dvދިވެހި
  3. EnglishDhivehi

Borrowed from Dhivehi ދިވެހި (divehi).

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Translations

Afrikaans Dhivehi, Maledivies
  • Dhivehian Indo-Aryan language
  • Malediviesan Indo-Aryan language
Arabic لُغَة اَلدِّيفِيهِي
  • لُغَة اَلدِّيفِيهِي (luḡat ad-dīvēhī)an Indo-Aryan language
Bengali দিবেহী, মালদ্বীপী
  • দিবেহী (dibehi)an Indo-Aryan language
  • মালদ্বীপী (maldipi)an Indo-Aryan language
Bulgarian дхивехи
  • дхивехи (dhivehi)an Indo-Aryan language
Chinese Mandarin 迪維希語 /迪维希语
  • 迪維希語 /迪维希语 (Díwéixīyǔ)an Indo-Aryan language
Czech divehi
  • divehian Indo-Aryan language
Danish maldivisk
  • maldiviskan Indo-Aryan language
Dutch Divehi, Maldivisch
  • Divehian Indo-Aryan language
  • Maldivischan Indo-Aryan language
  • Maledivischan Indo-Aryan language
Finnish divehi
  • divehian Indo-Aryan language
French divehi
  • divehian Indo-Aryan language
German Dhivehi, Maledivisch
  • Dhivehian Indo-Aryan language
  • Maledivischan Indo-Aryan language
Hindi महल्, दिवॅही
  • महल् (mahal)an Indo-Aryan language
  • दिवॅही (divĕhī)an Indo-Aryan language
  • मह्ल (mahla)an Indo-Aryan language
Indonesian bahasa Divehi
  • bahasa Divehian Indo-Aryan language
Italian maldiviano
  • maldivianoan Indo-Aryan language
Japanese ディベヒ語
  • ディベヒ語 (Dibehi-go)an Indo-Aryan language
Korean 디베히어
  • 디베히어 (Dibehi-eo)an Indo-Aryan language
Malay bahasa Divehi
  • bahasa Divehian Indo-Aryan language
Norwegian Bokmål dhivehi, maldivisk
  • dhivehian Indo-Aryan language
  • maldiviskan Indo-Aryan language
Persian زبان دیوهی
  • زبان دیوهی (zabân divehi)an Indo-Aryan language
Polish malediwski
  • malediwskian Indo-Aryan language
Portuguese divehi
  • divehian Indo-Aryan language
Romanian divehi
  • divehian Indo-Aryan language
Russian мальди́вский язы́к, мальди́вский
  • мальди́вский язы́к (malʹdívskij jazýk)an Indo-Aryan language
  • мальди́вский (malʹdívskij)an Indo-Aryan language
  • дхиве́хи (dxivéxi)an Indo-Aryan language
  • диве́хи (divéxi)an Indo-Aryan language
Slovak maldivčina
  • maldivčinaan Indo-Aryan language
Spanish dhivehi, maldivo
  • dhivehian Indo-Aryan language
  • maldivoan Indo-Aryan language
Swedish divehi
  • divehian Indo-Aryan language
Tamil திவெயி மொழி, தீவுவாசிய மொழி
  • திவெயி மொழி (tiveyi moḻi)an Indo-Aryan language
  • தீவுவாசிய மொழி (tīvuvāciya moḻi)an Indo-Aryan language
Thai ภาษาดิเวฮิ
  • ภาษาดิเวฮิ (paasăa dìwayhí)an Indo-Aryan language
Turkish Divehi dili, Maldivce
  • Divehi dilian Indo-Aryan language
  • Maldivcean Indo-Aryan language
Welsh difehi
  • difehian Indo-Aryan language
Cite this entry
APA

Dhivehi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dhivehi

MLA

“Dhivehi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dhivehi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dhivehi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dhivehi.

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