English − Dhivehi

Dictionary

Dhivehi − English

A guide to the language of Maldives Version 1.0 September 2005

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2 The conversion from Thaana to Roman script follows the guidelines developed by Maldive linguists in the 1970s.

Consonants represent usual English sounds, except the combined consonants, e.g. lh, th, dh, gn, kh, and gh. The ‘sh’ combination is the same in both languages. Double consonants are pronounced with stress. In this dictionary, double dhaalu is written ‘ddh’ instead of the literal ‘dhdh’. Similarly, double thaa is written ‘tth’ instead of the literal ‘thth’.

Pronouncing Vowels a (as in up) aa (as in arm) e (as in egg) ey (as in hey!) i (as in if) ee (as in eel) o (as in of) oa (as in born) u (as in put) oo (as in cartoon)

The root form of a verb in English is the infinitive e.g. ‘to do, to talk’, but the root form of a verb in Dhivehi is the gerund e.g. ‘the doing, the talking’. This dictionary gives the root infinite English with the corresponding root gerund Dhivehi form.

Thanks to Madulu Waheed and Abdullah Sadiq from the Maldive National Council for Linguistic and Historical Research, and Maldivian/New Zealander educator Majid Abdul-Wahhab (www.maldivesroyalfamily.com) for their help, encouragement and expertise.

Future editions will update and expand these lists. We welcome any correspondence suggesting corrections and improvements.

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3 English – Dhivehi

4 Adam’s children (humankind), n, aadhamuge dharin Aa add (increase), v, ginakurun add (numbers), v, ekkurun (hisaabu adhadhu) address (speech), n, thagureeru (thaq­ abaft (back half of ship), n, kolhufas reer) abandon (an idea or action), n, address (formally), v, dhennevun dhookollun adequate, adj, fudheyvaru abandon (house, or island), v, adhesive, n, theras falhukurun adjective, n, nan-ithuru abandoned, adj, falhu (rasheh, ge-eh, adjust, v, heyovarukurun thaneh) admiral, n, halaaseen abdomen, n, ban'du admire, v, gadharu kurun ability, n, kulhadhaanakan admit, v, ebbasvun ability (to plan and implement), n, admit (hospital), v, hospital gai hikumaiy beyvvun able, adj, kulhadhaana adorn, v, zeenaiytherikurun abnormal, adj, aadhayaakhilaafu adrift, adj, leggi abode, n, ulheythan adult, n, bodethi meehun abolish, v, uvaalun adultery, n, ziney abound, v, ginavun adulthood, n, bodethimeehunge about (concerning), aai behey umuru, zuvaanun about, adv, gulhey, medhu (behey), advance, v, kuriah dhiun gaa-iygan'dakah, behey advantage, n, faidhaa, kuri libidhey above, adv, mathi (thireege idhikolhu), haalathu matheegai adverb, n, kan-ithuru above, adj, mathi (thireege idhikolhu) advice, n, naseyhaiy above (on), mathee advise, v, naseyhaiydhinun abridge, v, kurukurun advisor, n, musheeru abrupt, adj, kulliakah aerial yam, n, mathivah abscess, n, mulihi aeroplane, n, mathindhaa boatu absent, adj, haaziru nuvun, nethis, affection, n, loabi (kulunu) ghairu haaziru afore (front half of ship), n, acalypha fallax, n, bissaagu dhirun'baa acalypha paniculata, n, dhan'gan'du afraid, adv, birun ken'di African (black), n, baburu accept, v, gaboolukurun after, fahun accepting Allah’s will, v, afterlife, n, aakhirathu vakeelukurun afternoon, n, mendhuru fas accompany, v, ekugaivun after that, adv, e-ah-fahu account, n, hisaabu afterwards, adv, dhenfahe accurate, adj, sahh'a again, adv, adhi (thakuraarukoh kameh ache, v, rihun, rissun, thadhuvun kurun), alun (veynlibun) again, adv, anekkaaves acid, n, alifaan aavi against, adv, dhekolhu, idhikolhu acrostichum aureum, n, thella against, khilaafu act (theatrical), v, thamseelukurun age, v, dhuvasvun action, n, harakaaiy age, n, umuru active, adj, harakaaiytheri age when babies start walking, fai- actor, n, filmaai thamseelu kulhey in’dhey furain meehaa aggregate, n, jumla (mulhi-eku) actual, adj, hageegee aggression, n, fasaadha

5 ago, adv, kurin ambergris, n, goma (maavaharu), agony, n, veyn maavaharu agree, v, ebbasvun ambition, n, azum, a'zum agriculture, n, ziraa-athu, ambulance, n, embiulens dhan'duverikan ameliorate, v, luikurun, aid, n, ehee ran'galhukurun aid, v, eheevun amendment (to law or constitution), aim, v, amaazukurun n, islaahu aim, n, amaazu amiable, adj, maquboolu air, n, vai amicable, adj, rattehi air plant, n, fathungasfalhaa ammunition, n, vazan (hathiyaaruge) airmail, n, vaigemagun (sitee ah among, adv, medhugai nisbaiykoh) amorous, adj, loabivethi airport, n, vaige ban'dharu amount, n, adhadhu, minvaru akin, adj, thimaage amount (level or degree of), n, albacore, n, kanfaiydhigu kanneli hisaabakah album, n, albamu amulet (containing a fanditha spell alert, adj, samaaluvehunna written on paper), n, thaveedhu alert (warning), v, samaaluvun amuse, v, hevvun Alexander laurelwood tree, n, funa amusing, adj, samaasaaveri gas analysis, n, thahuleelu alienated (from things or people), v, ancestors, n, kaabafain vakivun anchor (originally an anchor with alive, adj, dhirihuri two hooks), n, nagili all, n, hurihaa, emmehaa anchor (made of stone), n, fanaa all day, all night, adv, hatharu dhan (galun hadhaafaivaa nagili) all over (covering), adj, mulhithaagai anchor (with five hooks), n, lothari alleviate, v, luikurun anchor rope, n, salaamathi allow, v, huddhadhinun ancient, adj, gadheemee, boadhaa, ally, v, gulhun (ekuverivun, ebbaivun), eveylaa, qadheemee, zamaanvee ekuverivun, ebbaivun and, aai, adhi (aai) ally, n, ekuveriyaa anemometer, n, vaivaru Almighty (Allah), adj, arahushi angel, n, malaaikathu almost, adv, mulhinhen, gaa­ angelonia salicarifolia, n, misuru iygadakah gan'dhakoalhi alms, n, s'adhaqaaiay anger, n, rulhi alone, adj, ekani angry, v, rulhiaun along, adv, gulhigen, oiygothah angry, adj, rulhiveri along with, adv, ekugai anguish, n, veyn, veyndhenevi alphabet, n, alifubaa, hashanara hithaama (nuvatha alifu-baa) animal, n, janavaaru already, adv, dhemme, mihaaruves animal udders, n, wahgandu already happened, adj, hin’gaafaivaa animosity, n, dhushminkan, also, adv, ves hasadhaverikan, hathuruverikan alternanthera bicolor, n, raiyvina, ankle, n, than'bi fehivina anklet (ornament), n, thakaholhi although, namaves announce, v, iu'laan kurun (aammukoh always, adv, abadhu meehunah engumah) amaze, v, ajaaibuvun, hairaanvun annoy, v, rulhieruvun (ajaibuvun) annual, adj, aharee ambassador, n, safeeru annual convention, n, aharee jalsaa amber, n, anguru annual wake, n, aharumathi annually, adv, aharaku eh faharu

6 another, adj, ehen (ithuru meeheh around, gaa-iygadakah, vashaigen nuvatha echcheh) arrange, v, ethurun (vaki answer, v, javaabudhinun tharutheebakun), reyvun (ethurun), answer, n, javaabu tharutheebukurun ant, n, hini arrest, v, hayyarukurun ant (large black), n, kan'daa arrive, v, aun Antarctic, n, entaatik arrive (by boat), v, lefun antique, adj, aasaaree arrogant, adj, bodaa, kiburuveri antiques, n, aasaaree thakethi arrows, n, theeru anvil, n, kirunu arrows, n, dhuni (dhuni dhan'deege anybody, n, komme meeheh theeru) anything, n, ewes echcheh, komme arse fucking (obscenity), v, buriyah echcheh aruvaa apartment, n, epaatmantu art, n, kurehun apologise, v, ma-aafah edhun article (e.g. in a newspaper), n, apparition (charcoal-coloured and mazumoonu wearing a dress of hessian bags), n, article (non-fictional essay), n, dhelimaali mazumoonu, noos repoatu appeal, v, ilthimaas kurun, article (of legal document), n, aadheyskurun maaddhaa appeal, n, ilthimaasn, aadheys article (thing), n, echcheh appear, v, fenun (fenna fenun) artist, n, kurahaa meehaa, appease, v, russun kurehuntheriyaa apple, n, aafalu artist’s house, n, kurahaage apply, v, edhi hushahelhun, asafoetida (plant), n, hun'gu beynunkurun asarum (plant), n, assaroon apply (put or spread on), v, un'gulhun ascetic, adj, zaahidhu appoint, v, iskurun ash, n, alhi approach, v, gaa-iyvun (kairiah aun), ashamed, adj, ladhugenfa kairivun Ashoka tree (Sorrowless tree, saraca approach, n, magu indica), n, nikabelissa Arabian gum, n, giulhilaashi ashtray, n, alhiken'di Arabian jasmine, n, irudheymaa Asian koel, n, dhivehi koveli aralia balfouri, n, boathashibageechaa aside, adv, effaraathun architect, n, farumaa kuraa meehaa as indicated, gothugematheen Arctic, n, aaktik ask, v, ehun (suvaalukurun) area, n, hisaabugan'du, sarahaddhu, ask, v, ehun (suvaalukurun) bodumin asleep, adj, nidhaafai area (physical or abstract), n, asparagus, n, sathaavaru dhaairaa ass, n, himaaru areca nut, n, fua, foah assemble, v, ekkurun (vaki areca nut palm, n, fen foah ruh tharutheebakun baibai) argue, v, zuvaabukurun assent, v, ruhun arid, adj, hiki hanafas assist, v, eheevun aristocrats, n, beyfulhun assistance, n, ehee arm, n, aiy assistant, n, eheetheriyaa arm, v, hathiyaaru elhun associate, v, baiverivun, gulhun othun armchair, n, aiy gan'dulee gon'di association, n, jam-iyyaa armour, n, dhahanaa assume, v, lafaakurun armpit, n, kihilifaiy assure, v, kashavarukoh-dhinun army, n, lash-karu, sifain, fauju (lash­ assure, v, yageenkuruvun karu) astern, adv, kolhufas aroma (pleasant), n, meeruvas asthma, n, neyvaahillun

7 asthma weed, n, kiruthona awning (temporary) over boatdeck, astrologer, n, nakaiytheriyaa n, fushuhiyaa astrological reading (auspicious), v, axe, n, koaraadi gurus fenmathivun astrology, n, nakaiytherikan astronaut, n, javvuge dhathuruveriyaa astronomy, n, nujoomee ilmu at first, adv, emme furathama at least, emme madhuvegen at once, adv, effaharaa, hama mihaaru athlete, n, kasrathukuraa meehaa atlas, n, chaatufoiy atmosphere, n, javvu (vai kan'du) atmospheric, adj, javvee atmospheric pressure, n, javvee obun atoll, n, atholhu atoll chief, n, atholhu veriyaa atoll entrance, n, kan'duolhi atom, n, etom attach, v, gulhuvun (ekugai, ekeegai), harukoffai (echchakaa ekeegai nuvatha gulhuvaafai) attack, n, hamala attack, v, hamaladhinun attempt, v, masakkaiykurun attend, v, haaziruvun attendance, n, haaziree attention, n, samaalu attitude, n, mizaaju Attorney General, n, bandaara naaib attractive, adj, reethi, hiy­ dhamaigathumuge baaru auction, n, neelan Audubon's shearwater, n, hoagulhaa aunt, n, bodhudhaitha author, n, musannifu authorise, v, huddhadhinun authority, n, amuruveri-faraaiy automobile, n, motaru caaru automobile horn, n, barugonu autumn, n, khizaan-moosum available, adj, libenhurun avalanche, n, evalaanch (sunoa aai ais gan'du-gan'dah farubadha mathin faibaigathun) avenue, n, magu average, adj, everaju avoid, v, dhuruhelivun awake, v, heylai othun nuvatha hurun award, n, inaamu aware, adj, heyluntherivun, dhenehurun awful, adj, nubai

8 bangles with scalloped design, n, fiyjehi ulhaa Bb bank, n, benku, beynku banyan tree, n, kiri gas, nika baobab tree, n, foh bar (iron or wood), n, theyri baby, n, kudakujjaa barb, n, kanifah babyhood, n, lha umuru Barbados aloe, n, habaru gas back, n, burakashi barbaric, adj, jaahilu back, adv, fahaiy barbecued fish, n, fihunu mas backside, adv, fahaiy, furagas barber, n, boakoshaa meehaa backward, adv, fahathah, furagahah barber shop, n, boakoshaa fihaara (fahathah), dhah, fahaiy barge, n, bandu bad, adj, nubai, goas (nuran'galhu) bark, n, thoshi (gas-gahaageheege) badge, n, beju bark, v, vavvajjehun bag, n, dhabas, kothalhu barleria priontis, n, dhaiykuran'dhu bag (palm leaf), n, gonu barley, n, hima godhan bag made of matted fibre of coconut barometer, n, vai tharaadhu palm, n, moahi barracuda, n, farutholhi (halitholhi) baggage, n, foshithanmathi barrel, n, feefaa baggy trousers (women's), n, barrier, n, huras (dhe-echchege haruvaalhu dhemedhugai vaa) bailing bucket, n, fai (dhiya hikkan barrier bar, n, huras (hurahah alhaa lakudin hadhaafai hunna) vakaru fadha thakethi) baitfish (general), n, en base (military), n, askaree marukazu baitfish (popular variety), n, base (of a thing or stucture), n, foo muguraan (theli, thaan'gee fadha thaketheege) bake, v, fihun basic, adj, asaasee baker, n, faaroshifihaa meehaa basin, n, moonu dhonna thashi bakery, n, faaroshige basis, n, bingaa balance, v, hamakurun (kirun), basket, n, tukuri, vashigan'du evvarukurun basket (palm leaf), n, mulhoashi balance, n, baakee bastard, n, haraandhari Balearic myrobalan (plant) bastion, n, buruzu terminalia bellerica, n, burolhi bath, n, biligaa ball, n, boalha bathe, v, fenverun ballast, n, nigaaran bathroom, n, valhu kotari, gifili balloon, n, fuppaahan (valhukotari nuvatha faakhaanaa) balloting, n, voatulun battery, n, beteree balsam, n, dhethan'dimaa battle, n, han'guraama bamboo, n, onu battle, v, han'guraamakurun ban, v, manaakurun bay, n, goni banana, n, dhonkeyo, faiykeyo be, v, vun, thibun (dhonkeyo) be careful, faruvaatherivaathi banana plant, n, faiykeyo gas be quiet, adumadukuraathi band (musicians), n, beyndu (miuzik) beach, n, gon'dudhoh, athirimathi, bandit, n, lootuvaa meehaa athiri bangle, n, than'di (athugai alhaa), beach, v, ehelun ulhaa beach (wet, semi-muddy), n, bangles made of glass or ceramic bon'bifaa that women wore in Maldives in beach morning glory (plant), n, ancient times, n, handi-ulhaa than'buru bead, n, minaa

9 beak, n, thungan'du bend, v, gudhukurun, len'bun beam (in roof), n, beri beneath, adv, dhashugai beans, n, tholhi beneficial, adj, faidhaahuri bear, v, ufulan benefit, v, faidhaavun bear, n, saaridhoalhu benefit, n, faidhaa beard, n, thun'bulhi Bengal quince, n, jahaamuguri, foni beast, n, haivaanu, janavaaru jahaamuguri beat (hit), v, thelhun Bengal spiderwort, n, dhiyamudholhi beat (music), n, hama (miuzikuge) benincasa hispida (wax gourd, beautiful, adj, reethi, chaalu, nala chinese watermelon), n, fufoo beautiful figure (female body), n, benzoin (plant), n, kumunzaani hoaddhunheyo beside, adv, gaathugai, kaireegai beauty, n, chaalukan, nalakan, best, adj, emme molhu reethikan betel leaf, n, bileh because, ehenve, mihenve, sababakee betel leaf and areca nut packs become, v, vun (badhaluvun) (elaborately prepared), n, adafi bed, n, en'dhu betel leaf vine, n, bileiy bed bench, n, ashi betray, v, beyvafaatherivun bed bug, n, than makunu between, dhemedhu bed linen, n, en'dhu fothi between, adv, medhugai bed sheet, n, falan'gufeyli beverage, n, boathakethi (boan bedroom, n, nidhaakotari gengulhey kaanaa), buin beef, n, gerimas bicolour parrotfish, n, kalhu landaa beef wood, n, fithuroanu bicycle, n, baiskalu beetle, n, rukumadi big, adj, bodu beetroot, n, raiy mulhaa big-eye tuna, n, loabodu kanneli before, kurin bignose unicorn fish, n, vaalan mas beg, v, salaanjehun bilimbi, n, bilamagu beggar, n, salaanjahaa meehaa bill, n, bilu begin, v, feshun bill, v, bilukurun beginning, n, kureekolhu billiards, n, biliadu behind, adv, fahaiy (furagas) billow (sea wave), n, baani behold, v, dhushun billygoat's weed, n, kochchey faiy belfruit, n, foni jahaamuguri, bind, v, essun (bandeli akah-lai) jahaamuguri binoculars, n, dhurumi belief, n, eemaan (hithun gaboolukuraa bird, n, dhooni kurun) bird (timid bush hen), n, kan'bili believe, v, hithun gaboolukurun bird's eye chilli, n, vaifuku mirus believe (not certain), v, heevun bird's nest fern, n, rubbudufilaa bell, n, ran'gabeelu birth, n, ufan bellows, n, girun'baa birth, v, vihe-un belong, v, ahuluverikan, himenigevun birthday, n, ufan dhuvas (vaki thanegge, faraathegge, echchegge biscuit, n, biskoadhu bayakah vun) bishop (Christian), n, faadhiree below, adj, dhah, thiri bishop (plant) carum copticum, n, below, adv, dhashah hithi dhamui below, n, thiri bit, n, ethikolheh belt, v, jehun bite, v, dhaigathun belt (machinery part), n, dhiulhi bite, n, dhaiganna dhaigathun belt (worn around the waist), n, bitter, adj, hithi kamaru bitter gourd, n, faaga bench, n, dhigu gon'di bitter sweet, n, viha bashi bend, n, gudhu black, adj, kalhu

10 black and white snapper, n, foniya bluefin trevally (trevally), n, mas fanihan'dhi blackback butterflyfish, n, dhon bibi blue gum eucalyptus, n, boduaavi gas blackbar triggerfish, n, gabulhi rondu blue-lashed butterflyfish, n, dhon bibi black-blotched porcupine fish, n, blue puller (fish), n, nilamehi kashi koli blue sapphire, n, mahurab blackboard, n, boadu blue-spotted cornetfish, n, onugan’du black chebulic (plant), n, arolhi tholhi black coral, n, endheri blue sprat, n, hon'deli black crutch (plant), n, kairu blue-streak cleaner wrasse, n, black damer (plant), n, beys laami theyofulhi mas black gram, n, kalhu mugu bluefin tuna, n, noo-uraha kanneli black magic, n, sihuru, haahoora blunder, n, moyahedhun black mangrove, n, ran'doo, blunt, adj, koshi (thoonuge idhikolhu) thakafathi, maakeha board (boat or bus), v, erun, eruvun black mustard, n, kalhurevi (furaa dhuvvaa ulhan'dhakah mudhaa, black pepper, n, aseymirus meehun) black-napped tern, n, kiru dhooni board (flat piece of timber), n, filaa black-saddled coral grouper, n, (thuni fathikoh hunna lakudi) thilaakolhu faana boast, v, foniken'dun blacksmith, n, kamburu, boat, n, dhoani, boatu kan'buruveriyaa boatshed, n, haruge (odi-dhoanifaharu black-spotted puffer fish, n, koli laa ge) black-tip reef shark, n, falhu miyaru boatswain, n, boasmaanun black-wedged butterflyfish, n, dhon bobbin, n, theyri bibi body, n, maigan'du bladder (urinary), n, masaanaa body (human or animal), n, blade, n, thila (thoonu echcheheege) hashigan'du blame, v, ilzaamu elhuvun, body (human), n, hashigan'du thuhumathu kurun (insaanaage) blame, n, ilzaam body shroud, n, kafun blank, adj, hus boil, n, mulihi blanket, n, rajaa boil, v, kekkun (fenfadha dhiyaa bleed, v, leyaun thakethi) bless, v, niumaiy boil (evaporating fluid), v, hindhun blind, adj, kanu, loafan (kakkai fen madhukurun) bliss, n, ufaa (inthihaa ah vaa) bolt, n, boalt, thandu blister, n, folhu bomb, n, bon blizzard, n, gadha sunoa kolhigan'du bone, n, kashi (dhirey thaketheege) block, v, huttuvun, bandhukurun boobs (breasts), n, buh (magu) book, n, foiy blood, n, ley bookstore, n, foiyfihaara blood leeching or sucking (used boom (on sailing ship), n, attheli metaphorically), v, ley dhamaani Bootes (constellation), n, hey nakaiy bloom, n, maa (mau), nufolheymaa bore (a hole), v, thorufun bloom, v, maafolhun bored, adj, foohivefai blotter, n, dhelihikkaa born, adj, ufanvee blow, v, fumun borrow, v, hoadhun (an'buraa dhey blow (violence), n, jehun gothah echcheh athulun), an'buraa blow (wind), v, vaijehun dhakkan blue, adj, noo both, n, dhemeehun (nuvatha dhe blue-barred parrotfish, n, noo landaa echchakah nisbaiykoh), dheythi bother, v, un'dhagoovun

11 bottle, n, fulhi broad-barred firefish, n, fanhaa mas bottle gourd (plant), n, kan'doo bronze bolts, n, kabeelaa bottom, n, foo (echchegge emme bronze pins, n, ula thiree kolhu), emme adi broom, n, fihigan'du (kunikahaa) bougainvillea, n, dhaakhiliyyaamaa, brothel, n, nanbaruge, naasige boaganvilaa brother (older), n, beybe bow (and arrow), n, dhunidhan'di brother (younger), n, kokko (firihen) bowl, n, boathashi, gonithashi brother-in-law, n, lhiyanu (boathashi), un'bugan'du brown, adj, gerigui kula (mushi kula), box, n, foshi, foshigan'du mushi kula boy, n, firihen kujjaa brown-and-white butterflyfish, n, bra, n, kiruhippi huras galhi kandu kaalhu brace (rope controlling yard on brown mustard, n, kudhi revi mast), n, ega, en'ga brown noddy (common tern), n, bracelet, n, keveli (athugai alhaa maaran’ga gahanaa) brown-winged tern (Bridled), n, vaali braid, v, gethun (isthashi, rodhi fadha brush, n, burus, fihi thakethi) brush (hair), v, funaa elhun brain, n, sikun'di brutal, adj, aniyaaveri branch, n, gofi bubble, v, boki erun, boki eruvun branch, v, gofivun bubbles, n, boki brass, n, ranvanloa bucket, n, baalidhee bravery, n, hiy-varu bud (flowers), n, nufolheymaa bray (animal cries), v, heyrun bud (leaves), n, nufolheyfaiy brazier (brass), n, dhun-kibaa, dhun­ Buddhist temple, n, veyru mushi buffalo, n, meegonu bread, n, paan build, v, binaakurun bread (unleavened), n, roshi build (boat), v, banun (odi faharu) bread pudding, n, paanboakibaa build (house etc), v, imaaraaiykurun breadfruit, n, ban'bukeyo building, n, imaaraaiy breadth, n, fulhaamin bulb (electric), n, boki (karantu) break, v, bindhaalun (halaakukurun), bull, n, firihen geri mugurun bullet, n, vazan (badeege), unda breaker (wave), n, baani bullion, n, ranrihi breakfast, n, hen'dhunu sai, naasthaa bulwark (ship's side above deck), n, breakwater, n, thoshi (rashegge boarudhoo vashaigen nuvatha eh faraatheggai bun, n, banas lafaivaa) bunch, n, koani breast, n, meymathi, uramathi bundle, n, bandeli, bon'di breath, n, neyvaa bungalow, n, ebburige, fakkaage breathe, v, neyvaalun buoy, n, boe breeze, n, vairoalhi burglar, n, vagu bribe, n, rishvathu Burmese rosewood, n, ofi eley (gas) brick, n, elhigaa, eetu burn, n, endhun, en'dhun bride, n, alathu an'bimeehaa burp, v, vailun bridegroom, n, alathu firimeehaa burst, v, falhaigen dhiun bridge, n, faalan bury, v, valhulun bridled tern, n, vaali bury (in a grave), v, fasdhaanulun brief, adj, khulaasaa, kuru bush, n, gasbon'di, thirikoh hedheygas bright, adj, thoonufili, ujaalaa bushy area, n, valu bring, v, genaun bushy area (at edge of an island), n, broad, adj, thanavas (dhaairaa fulhaa), heylhi fulhaa

12 business, n, kanthah (nuvatha viyafaari), viyafaari business meeting, n, viyafaari baddhaluvun busy, adj, avadhinethi but, ekamaku, namaves butter, n, bataru butterfly, n, kokaa butterfly pea, n, nanreethimaa buttons, n, goh (hedhumuga aai gameehugai alhaa) buy, v, gathun (ageh dheefai) by and by, adv, mihen mihen gos by word of mouth, adv, dhulun

13 card, n, kaadu (karudhaahun hadhaifai hunna) Cc cardamom, n, kaafooru tholhi cardboard, n, boakarudhaas cardinal climber, n, naruva, sathaavareemaa cab, n, teksee cardinal fish, n, boadhi, fathaa (emuge cabbage, n, bon'di kopee baavatheh) cabin, n, kamaraa cards (playing), n, thaasbai cabinet, n, foiy harugan'du care, n, faruvaa, agalu (kulunu) Cabinet (political), n, vazeerunge care, v, faruvaatherivun majlis careful, adj, faruvaatheri cable, n, keybal carefully, adv, faruvaatheri kamaaeku cadge, v, muffathu careless, adj, faruvaa kuda cafe, n, saihotaa cargo boat, n, naalu battheli cage, n, dhoonikoshi, koshi (janavaaru, cargo sailing ship, n, vedi (odi) dhooni fadha thakethi laa) cargo ship, n, aagu boatu cage structure usually used to caring, adj, oagaatheri, oagaaveri transport poultry on boats, n, carom, n, keram kafeyraa Carpentaria palm carpentaria cake, n, keyku acuminata, n, furuh cake (semi-spherical), n, kubus carpenter, n, vadi calamity, n, museebaaiy carpenter’s mallet, n, odimoa calculate, v, hisaabukurun carpenters' quarters and tool shed, call, v, govun n, maakus calm, adj, madu (hamahimeynkan) carpentry (furniture and calm (no wind), adj, dhahan’gu housebuilding), n, thedhu ui vadaan camel, n, jamalu carpentry (shipbuilding), n, kissaru camp, v, feylige jehun, keympu jehun vadaan camp, n, keymp carpet, n, dhoola camp (temporary lodging), n, feylige carrot, n, keratu camphor, n, kaafooru carry, v, ufulun can, v, kulhadhaana vun carrying, v, hifaigen can, n, vevidhaane cart, n, dhamaa gaadiyaa canal, n, kenel case (a portable container), n, cancel, v, baathilukurun foshigan'du candle, n, ubbatthi cash, n, nagudhu, faisaa candy, n, metaa cash, v, nagudhu kurun, faisaa ah cane, n, ettheyo badhalukurun cane grass, n, thun'bulhi vina cashew nut, n, furethikaalu an'bu, cannibalism, n, minikaa fushethikaalu ambu oh, kajoo cannon, n, bodubadi cassava, n, dhan'di ala cap (hat), n, thaakihaa (thofi) cassia tree, n, ranauraa cape gooseberry, n, muraaki castle, n, gan'duvaru, killaa cape gooseberry, n, naaruvah castor oil plant, n, aamanaka capital (city), n, veri rah cat, n, bulhaa capital (money), n, rausumaal cat scent (dark red sticky substance captain, n, maalimee, kappithaan taken from under the tail nodule of a captain (of a vessel), n, nevin particular type of cat), n, zabaadh capture, v, athulaigathun catapult, n, saalhan'ga car, n, kaaru catarrh root, n, kolizaan caraway, n, farihi dhamui catastrophe, n, balaa catch, v, hifun

14 cathedral, n, falhlhi chase (pursue to catch), v, cattle, n, geri bakari, naam soofi fahaadhuvun (fahaadhiun) cauliflower, n, maagan'du kopee chase away, v, fassaalun caulking, n, halhon'gu cheap, adj, agu heyo cause, n, sababu cheat, v, makaruhedhun cave, n, hohalha check, v, chek kurun, alun belun cease, v, huttun cheek, n, koa ceiling, n, fangifilaa cheerful, adj, ufaaveri mizaaju cement, n, simenthi cheers (of a crowd), n, haahaa cemetery, n, gaburusthaan, kabbin cheese, n, cheezu census, n, boahimenun chef, n, kakkaa centipede, n, bichoo chemical, n, kemikal central Maldive little heron, n, cheque, n, cheku (beynku) medhuraajjetherey raabon'dhi chess, n, raazuvaa centre, n, marukazu, medhu chest, n, foshi (kuda) centre, v, medhu kurun chest (upper torso), n, meymathi century, n, sattha, garunu chew, v, hefun cerbera odollam, n, bodu dhun'buri chick pea, n, sanaa mugu cereal, n, kuraa (binbi, zuvaari fadha chicken, n, kukulhu gasgahaa-geheege ottaru) chicken (young hen), n, fiyoh ceremonial food, n, farivalhu (kukulhu) certainly, adv, yageenun, kashavarun chief, n, veriyaa chain, n, cheynu, hilihilaa, bolhufathi Chief Justice, n, utthama fan'diyaaru chain of love vine, n, janavareemaa child, n, kuda kujjaa chain stitch, n, bagiyaa childhood, n, kuda kudhin, lha iru chair, n, adharaadhagon'di, gon'di childish, adj, heynujehey, lha chairman, n, raees children, n, kudhin challenge, v, gonjehun chill, n, fini chamomile, n, babuna chilli, n, mirus chance, n, dhan'divalhu, furusathu chimney, n, dhunholhi chandelier, n, billoori batthi, billoori chin, n, dhaiydholhi gas, sameydhaan china root, n, ethumadhu change, n, badhalu chinese trumpetfish, n, reedhoo tholhi change, v, badhalukurun chinese watermelon, n, fufoo change (balance after payment), n, chisel, n, vadaankashi baakee faisaa chocolate tree, n, kokoa gas change (clothes), v, hedhun choice, n, khiyaaru, ikhuthiyaaru badhalukurun choose, v, khiyaaru kurun change (money), v, maarukurun chop, v, koshun (faisaa) Christian, n, nasraanee channel through reef (usually man- Christianity, n, nasaaraa dheen made), n, neru church, n, falhlhi chants (for Muhammad, the Holy cigar, n, suttaa Prophet), n, mauloodhu cigarette, n, sigireytu chapter, n, baabu, filaavalhu (baabu) cigarette (locally rolled), n, bidi character, n, shakhusiyyathu cinema, n, baiskoafuge charge, n, hifaa agu, baaru cinnamon, n, fonithoshi charge (battery), v, baaru elhun circle, n, vah buru, vah ron'gu (beteree) circle, v, vahburu elhun charge (electrical eg. in battery), n, circumcise, v, khithaankurun hakatha (betereege) circumcision, n, khithaan charming, adj, chaalaakee circumstance, n, kanhurigoiy circus, n, charukeys

15 citizen, n, rayyithu coconut (scraped), n, huni (gaanaafai city, n, rah hunna kaashi, gabulhi) civil (of the state), n, madhanee coconut (semi-mature), n, gabulhi civilisation (Greek), n, madhaniyyath coconut (young, for drinking), n, civilised, adj, thahuzeebuvefaivaa kurun'baa civil strife, (civil unrest) n, fithuna coconut flesh (tender), n, hevaa fasaadha coconut husk, n, bon'bi clan, n, nasab, vanha coconut palm, n, dhivehi ruh, ruh clap, v, aiythilabadijehun coconut scraper, n, hunigon'di class, v, baikurun coconut shell, n, naashi class (school), n, klass coco-de-mer, n, thavah kaashi claw, n, vakigan'du (shikaara kuraa coffee, n, kofee, gahuva (kofee) janavaaruge niyafathi) coffee beans, n, bun (kofee) clay, n, mashi coffee senna, n, dhigu thiyara clean, adj, thaahiru, saafu coffee tree, n, farudhaa bageechaa, clean, v, saafu kurun fulhah-gas cleaners, n, saafu kuraa meehun coffin, n, sandhoah clear, adj, saafu, saafu ali coin, n, faisaa fothi (laari), laari, clearing nut tree, n, esmaa gas laarifothi cleat, n, kappi, hah coin worth four laari, n, bodulaari cleave, v, felhun (baibayah) coinage, n, sikka clerk, n, kaathib coincidence, n, itthifaaq clever, adj, visnuntheri, kulhadhaana coir rope, n, roanu (thoonufili) cold, adj, fini clew cringle, n, dhanmaanu mudu cold (common), n, aridhafus climate, n, moosun coleus, n, kokaagas climb, v, erun (thirin machchah) collar, n, giruvaanu clock, n, gadi (vaguthu belumah collect, v, ekkurun (echchethi thakeh), beynunkuraa) jamaakurun close, v, leppun collide, v, jehun (dhe-echcheh baarah closed, adj, bandhukoh-fai ais jehun) cloth, n, fothi (feyraan) colour, n, kula cloth bag (round), n, madiseela colour, v, kula jessun clothes, n, annaunu, hedhun (nuvatha column, n, kolum anna-unu) comb, n, funaa cloud, n, vilaa comb, v, funaa elhun cloudy, adj, villa boa, udumathi bana combine, v, ekkurun (ekathi clove, n, karanfoo anekachchaa gulhuvaigen) clown, n, hevvaa meehaa come, v, aun clown triggerfish, n, bis rondu comet, n, dhun thari clue, n, heki comfort, n, araamu co-operation, n, ebbaarulun comfort, v, araamu kurun, coal, n, boatudheli hashifaseyhakan coast, n, asseyri comfortable, adj, araamu, cobweb, n, makunuvaa hashifaseyha, faagathi cock (male bird), n, haa (kukulhuge command, n, amuru firihen jinsu) command, v, amurukurun cock's comb, n, massaagu commander (army), n, dhaharaadha cockroach, n, kurafi commelina diffusa, n, dhikkanfathi coconut (immature), n, kihaaku, kihah commence, v, feshun coconut (malformed), n, huhi commentaries (Koranic), n, thafseeru coconut (mature), n, kaashi commerce, n, viyafaari committee, n, komitee

16 common, adj, aammu contaminated, adj, thaghayyaru common millet, n, kudhibaiy continent, n, barru common tern (roseate tern), n, valla continue (an action), v, kuriah community, n, rah vehi gendhiun company (business), n, kunfuni continuing, adj, hin’gamundhaakan, compare, v, alhaabelun vamundhaakan compass, n, samugaa contradiction, n, tha-aaral'uvun compassion, n, rahumu control, n, kontroal compensate, v, badhaludhinun control, v, kontroalkurun compensation, n, badhaleh convection current, n, javvah dhamaa compete, v, vaadhakurun oi competitive, adj, vaadhaveri convenient, adj, faseyha (evves competitor, n, vaadhaveriyaa thuraaleh, dhachcheh nethi) complain, v, shakuvaakurun conversation, n, vaahaka (ekaku complete, v, furihamakurun (ninmun) anekakaa dhakkaa) complete, adj, furihama cook, n, kakkaa completely, adv, mulheen cook, v, kekkun complex (complicated), adj, cool, adj, fini, hihoo un'dhagoo copper, n, rathuloa conceal, v, foruvun copper leaf, n, kanfaiy bageechaa conceive (aristocracy), v, furasoothaa copy, v, kopeekurun conceive (commoners), v, copy, n, kopee garubagathun coral, n, muraka concern, n, kanbodu coral (white, madrepore), n, hirigaa concerning (something), kameh-ge coral hibiscus, n, muraka saimaa conclude, v, nimmun coral hind (fish), n, raiy faana condition (state of being), n, hurigoiy coral plant, n, badikulhi maa conduct, n, akhulaagu coral rock (flat and used for cone, n, goshi building), n, hathaa confection made with coconut and coral wood, n, madhoshi sugar or jaggery and wrapped in dry corchorus acutangulas, n, banana leaf, n, bon’di kudakudhinge karanfoo conference, n, mahaasinthaa, ithubaaru cord, n, rodhi, vaagan'du confuse, v, olhun, olhuvaalun cordia plum, n, raagun'daa, connect, v, gulhun aleebukhaari conscience, n, l'ameeru coriander, n, kothan'biri conscious, adj, hama heygai, heyhuri cork, n, fulhimadhu consciousness, n, hey (vaanuvaa corkwood, n, dhun'buri en'gun) corky passion vine, n, kula velau, consensus (concerning leadership), n, rangu veyo bai-athu corn, n, zuvaari consent, v, ruhun corn (on feet), n, esvalhu (fai gai) consequence, n, natheejaa corner, n, kan (echchegge) consider, v, visnailun corner, v, kanakah-lun consist, v, ekulevigenvun cornet, n, koronet consonant, n, akuru coronation ceremony, n, raskamah constant, adj, abadhu (badhaluvumeh, kolilun huttumeh nethi) coronation proclamation, n, constellation, n, nakaiy guran’dha constitution, n, gaanoonu asaasee corpse, n, gaburu constitutional conventions, n, correct, adv, ran'galhah dhusthooree correct, adj, ran'galhu construct, v, binaakurun correct, v, ran'galhukurun

17 correction, n, islaahu credit, v, dharan-gnah corrosive, adj, giruvaalaa thakethi credit, n, dharani cost, n, agu creeper, n, veyo (baraboa fadha gas) cost, v, agukiun crepe jasmine, n, chaandhaneemaa costume, n, hedhun (vaki kamakah crepe myrtle, n, javaahirumaa kan'da-elhifaivaa feyraan) crescent, n, hulhuvihan'dhu costus root, n, huizun crescent-shaped place, n, boaku cot, n, kuda en'dhu cress, n, asalhiyaa cotton, n, kafa crested cock's comb, n, fashuimaagas, cotton plant, n, fuh-kafa, kafa gas, oh­ makhumaa kafa, crew, n, falhuverin cotton wood, n, dhiggaa crew of royal odis (with other official cotton wool, n, ui duties as well), n, kalaaseen cough, n, kessun crime, n, kuh (qaanoonee) cough, v, kessun cringle (rope loop in sail, tied to council, n, majlis boom), n, kodali count, n, adhadhu crinum zeylanicum, n, count, v, gunun champakan'dholhu counter-current, n, fulhoi crop, n, mathivaru, govaan counter-currents, n, fulhoivaru cross (a road), v, huraskurun country, n, gaumu, raajje, rah cross (make an 'x'), v, rasgelun country mint, n, kudheenaa crossboards, n, innafaiy countryside, n, rah-fuh crossroads, n, man-mangadu, couple, n, joadu mangan’du courage, n, hivvaru crow, n, kaalhu course, n, koas crowd, n, meehun-gan'du court (legal), n, fan'diyaaruge, koatu crowfoot grass, n, maahui (sharu-ee) crown, n, thaaju courtesy, n, adhabuverikan cruel, adj, aniyaaveri (ihuthiraam) crush, v, chiskurun cousin, n, dhebenge dhedhari crush, n, fis cover, n, mathi (echcheh nivaakuran cry, n, ruin nuvatha rakkaakuran alhaa) cry, v, ruin cover, v, mathijehun cube, n, kodi cow, n, geri cuckoo, n, koveli coward, n, fin'di meehaa cucumber, n, bodu kekuri cowpeas, n, riha tholhi culture, n, sagaafaiy cowry, n, boli cum (obscenity), n, varaalaa cowry (cypraea talpa), n, hiru boli cumin seed, n, dhiri crab, n, kakuni cunt (obscenity), n, fui crabs (big, red), n, kan'doo kakuni cup, n, joadu (saiboa) crab plover, n, theyravai cure, n, faseyha (balimadukamakah crab's eye vine, n, kurundhu dhey faruvaa) cracking a coconut or egg against a cure, v, faseyhakurun ship or house’s grindstone in a (balimadukamakun) fanditha ceremony to bring good curing illness by releasing a tiny fortune, v, ni-ulhun jehun magic boat into the sea (fanditha crane (bird), n, maakanaa practice), n, bali furuvaalun crane (machine), n, seyla curious, adj, kanbalaahiyvaa crawl, v, firukun curl, n, bulhi (echcheh gudhulaafai crazy, adj, moya othun) cream, n, kureem curl, v, bulhivun create, v, ufedhun currency, n, faisaa

18 currents, n, oivaru curry, n, riha curry leaf tree, n, hikan'dhi gas curse, n, badhudhuaa, esfinnaa curse, v, badhudhuaakurun curtain, v, farudhaakurun curtain, n, farudhaa, dhorufothi curve, n, gudhu curve, v, gudhulaafai cushion, n, baalees custard apple, n, dhivehi atha custom, n, aadhakaadha custom of giving presents, n, gema (dhey aadha) cut, v, kefun, ken'dun (thoonu hathiyaarkun) cute, adj, loabi cuttlefish, n, boavaadhila mas cyclone, n, nagooroalhi cylinder, n, silindaru

19 decision, n, nimmumeh deck, n, thattu Dd deck planking (on boat), n, thattu declare, v, iulaankurun (rasmeegothun) decorate, v, zeenaiytherikurun decoration (crescent-like) on food for dagger, n, khanjaru feast, n, musabbaha daily, adv, komme dhuvahaku, decrease, v, madhukurun dhuvahu deep, adj, fun daisy, n, alinarumaa deer, n, fullaa daisy parrotfish, n, noo landaa defeat, v, balikurun damage, n, halaaku, gellun (libey defeat, n, naakaamiyaabu (kamakun) halaaku, gellun) defective, adj, massalajehifai, uni damp, adj, theiy Defence Minister, n, dhoshimeynaa dance, v, neshun defend, v, dhifaau kurun dance, n, neshun definite, adj, gaimu (yageen, dancer, n, neshuntheriyaa, kashavaru), kashavaru, yaqeen nashaameehaa delay, n, las dancing inside an effigy of a big fish, delay, v, lasvun (laskurun) v, bodu mas dhuvun delegate, n, mandhoobu danger, n, nurakkaa delicate, adj, naazuku dangerous, adj, nurakkaatheri delicious, adj, meeru dangerous when wet, n, themuneemaa delight, v, ufaakurun nurakkaa delight, n, ufaa dare, v, kerun delightful, adj, hiy-ufaa daring, n, kerun deliver, v, raddhukurun dark, adj, an'dhiri Delphinus (four brightest stars), n, dark-banded fusilier, n, garahita dhinasha muguraan demand, v, kamakah (gadha alhai) dark band of stormy cloud, n, edhun dhan'difah demand, n, edhey minvaru date, n, thaareekh demoiselle (baitfish), n, bureki dates (fruit), n, kadhuru demon living underground on dry datura (solanaceae datura; seeds land (the ascent of the demon into contain a powerful drug), n, oshani daylight is a sign of the end of the daub, v, heykun, un'gulhun world), n, bimudhaabba, dhaabba daughter, n, anhen dharifulhu, dhi demons, n, fureytha dawn, n, fathis den, n, hohalha dawn prayer, n, fathis namaadhu dent, n, ban'di day, n, dhuvas dentist, n, dhathuge daktaru daytime, n, dhuvaalu deny, v, iuthiraazukurun dead, adj, maruvefaa deodar, n, dhebudhaaru deaf, adj, beeru depart, v, dhiun, furun (thanakah dear, adj, gaa-iy, ekuveri dhaan), furun (ulhadhufaharu death, n, maru, wafaath dhathurah) death robe, n, kafun depend, v, burave-othun (vaki debt, n, dharani kamegge nuvatha meehegge faraathah) decade, n, dhiha aharu depose, v, azulukurun decapitate, v, gathulukurun depth, n, funmin decay, v, fanaavun descendant of Muhammad the Holy deceit, n, hintha Prophet, n, sayyidhu deceive, n, kehidhinun decide, v, nimmun, kan'da elhun

20 descendants (people who later hold director, n, direktaru the same official positions), n, dirt, n, kilaa, kuni (kilaa) fahuthibeen dirty, adj, hadivefaivaa, kilaavefaivaa describe, v, sifakurun disappear, v, ghaaibuvun desert, n, saharaa (gelligendhiun), gellun desert, v, falhukurun (dhookollun discover, v, hoadhun kameh, thaneh, echcheh, meeheh) discuss, v, mashvaraakurun deserve, v, hagguvun discussion, n, mashvaraa, sallaa desire, v, edhun disease, n, bali desk, n, desku, meyzu disgusting, adj, hadi desmodium triflorum, n, binhima gas, dish, n, thashi binhama dishonest, adj, dhoguveri despair (when facing danger), n, dishonesty, n, hintha kamaku dhaakah neiy disobey, v, uredhun destiny, n, minvaru, thagudheeru display, n, dhakkaalumeh, destroy, v, halaakukurun display, v, dhekkun detail, n, thafuseelu dissolve (dismiss), v, uvaalun dethrone, v, azulukurun dissolve (into a solution), v, girun develop, v, tharaggeekurun (dhiyaa echchge there-ah) develop (film), v, saafukurun (filmu) distance, n, dhurumin devil (Satan), n, ibilees distance of 48 miles, n, hatharu dhan devil's cotton, n, garada distancing yourself from something, dew, n, shabnam, fathihu fini, shabnam v, ekkibaavun thiki distant, adj, dhuru dew point, n, aavifenvaa dharaja distorsio anus (shell), n, haaboli dharma, n, dharuma distribute, v, bahaalun diamond, n, heeraa, javaahiru, alimas district, n, avah (javaahiru) diverse, adj, thafaathu diamond (pink), n, yaagooth divide, v, baikurun (bai-bayah diarrhoea, n, beyrah hingun vakikurun) dick (obscenity), n, lalhi divine, adj, ilaahee dickhead (obscenity), n, boagandu divine will, n, iraadha, minvarufulhu dictionary, n, basfoiy divorce, v, varikurun die, v, maruvun divorce, n, vari die (upper class form), v, avahaaravun do, v, kurun diet, n, kaanaa doctor, n, dakutaru (mod.), difference, n, thafaathu beysveriyaa (trad.) different, adj, thafaathu, ehen dog, n, balhu, kutthaa (vaahaka-eh, kameh) dogtooth tuna, n, voshimas difficult, adj, un'dhagoo doll, n, budhu (kulhey) difficulty, n, un'dhaguleh dollar, n, dolaru dig, v, konnun dolphin, n, koamas digest, v, hajamukurun dolphin fish, n, fiyala dignity, n, gadharu dome, n, gubbu diligent, adj, muraali don't do that (baby talk), hoahoa dill seed, n, dhamui dongle, n, deenoa dim, adj, fan'du donkey, n, himaaru dining room, n, kaa kotari door, n, dhoru dinner, n, reygan'duge keun doormat, n, faifuhi direct, adj, seedhaa dot, n, thiki direction, n, misraabu, dhimaa double, v, dheguna, dabalukurun direction sea current is coming from, double, n, dabal n, oikolhu doublebar goatfish, n, galhi kalhu-oh

21 doubt, n, shakku drugs (medical), n, beys dove, n, kotharu drum, n, beru dowelling, n, ilibai drum, v, berujehun down, adv, thiri drumhouse (palace), n, naabuskhaan downstairs, adv, thiree buri drumming (ritual), n, naaba (imaaraathegge) drumstick bean, n, muran'ga tholhi downward, adv, thiri drunk (alcohol), adj, masthuvefai dozen, n, dazan, dholhahakah dry, adj, hiki drag, v, dhamaagendhiun, kootthun dry dock, n, odivalhu, goadhi dragon's blood, n, vashan'guli dry land, n, fushu dragonfly, n, dhondhooni duck, n, asdhooni drain, v, ohigendhiun dull, adj, foohi drain, n, kaanu dumb, adj, mamman, gamaaru drama, n, thamseelu dump crab, n, kuni gondu kakuni draw (contest or game neither side dusky batfish, n, baiypolhi mas winning), v, evvaruvun (mubaaraathu, dusky parrotfish, n, lan'daa kulhivarugai vakifaraatheh dust, v, hirafus folhun mohlunuvun) dust, n, hirafus draw (producing picture), v, kurehun dustbin, n, kunivashigan'du drawers (furniture), n, vaiygan'du duster, n, folhaa fothigan'du (hirafus (meyzuge) fadha thakethi), hirafus folhaa drawing of gridlines (used in fothigan'du fanditha), n, aka duty, n, vaajibu dream, n, huvafen duty (customs taxes for imports and dream, v, huvafen fenun exports), n, haasilumaasilu dress, v, hedhun elhun dwarf, n, kuru dress, n, libaas dwarf sago palm cycas revoluta, n, dress needed (in past, used to aboojahuluruh describe girl entering puberty and dye, v, kula jessun requiring a dress), libaahah dynasty, n, dharikolhu, vanha aibuvefaivaa dress with neck and shoulders embroidered with gold and silver thread, n, karufehi libaas dressing ritual for young women (obsolete custom), n, libaas levvun dressing table, n, meykap meyzu dribble (saliva), n, soni drink, v, buin drink, n, buin (boan gengulhey kaanaa) drink piss (obscenity), goruboi drinking coconut, n, kurun'baa drinking water container on dhoani, n, fengaa drive, v, dhuvvun driver, n, draivaru, duvvaa meehaa drop, v, vettun drop, n, thikkeh drought, n, hiki hanafas, hanafas (vaarey nuvehi ginadhuvasvun) drown, v, gen'bun drugs (illegal), n, dragu

22 egg plant, n, bashi (tharukaaree-eh) eight, n, asheh Ee eighteen, n, ashaara eighth, adj, ah vana eighty, n, aahi, addiha elbow, n, ulhan'boshi each, adj, komme elder, adj, dhoshee, dhoshikan eager, adj, shauguveri elect, v, hovun (voatulaigen) eagle, n, baazu election, n, inthikhaab ear, n, kanfaiy electric, adj, karantu ear-ring, n, kanfathu-mudhi electrician, n, karantaabehey meehaa early, adv, adj, kurin, avahah, maa-iraa electricity, n, karantu (maa-avahah) element, n, bahaa, unsuru, bai early evening, n, iraakolhu elementary, adj, feshun (asaasee), early morning, n, dhanvaru fashaiganna (asaasee) earn, v, hoadhun (masakkaiy koggen elephant, n, neelageri eiy thakethi libigathun) elephant creeper (plant), n, kun'buru earth, n, bin, dhuniye elevate, v, ufulan earthenware water pot, n, eleven, n, egaara maruthabaan eligible, adj, ekasheegenvaa earthquake, n, binhelun embark, v, furun (dhathureh earthworms, n, kilaafani fashaigathun) ease, n, faseyha embassy, n, safeeru ofees easily, adv, faseyhain emblem, n, faahaga, nishaan east, n, irumathi embroidery (on dress collars), n, eastern cattle egret, n, iruvai hudhu kaseedhaa eastern entrance to Malé harbour, n, emotion, n, jazubaath Gaadhoo kolu emperor angelfish, n, kokaa eastern grey heron, n, alhi maakanaa employee, n, muazzafu eastern little tuna, n, latti empty, adj, hus eastward, adv, irumachchah empty (container), v, huskurun easy, adj, faseyha, lui (faseyha) enclosure (around mosque), n, eat, v, ke-un harimma eaves, n, askani encourage, v, hiy-varu dhinun ebony tree, n, kalhuvakaru end, n, nimunee, nimun eclipse, n, keytha end, v, nimmun economy, n, igthisaadhu, ma-eeshath enema, v, gunbaa kurun edge, n, kairifah enemy, n, hathuru, dushminu edible, adj, keveykahala energy, n, hakatha editor, n, editaru engine, n, injeenu edge of (used with geographical engineer, n, injineyru descriptions), suffix, fashugai English, n, ingireysi educate, v, dhaskoddhinun, enjoy, v, majaakurun, ufaakurun un'gannaidhinun enlarge, v, bodukurun educated, adj, kiyavaigenhuri enmity, n, fithuna (thauleemee) enough, adj, heyovaru, fudheyvaru educated (religious), adj, dhannakan enter, v, vanun education, n, ma-aarif, thauleem entire, adj, hurihaa, mulhi eel, n, ven entrance, n, vanna, vanna dhoru effect, n, asaru envelope, n, siteeura effect, v, asarukurun environment, n, thimaaveshi, veshi effeminate, adj, ran'du epidemic, n, bodu roagaa, roagaa egg, n, bis equal, adj, evvaru, hamahama

23 equal, n, hamahama (thafaatheh excuse, v, izunalibun (nuvatha nethun) izunadhinun) equator, n, dhebaihama (dhuniyeyge) excuse me, v, ahannah maafu kurey erase, v, fuhun executioner, n, jallaadhu eraser, n, fohey rabaru exercise, n, kasrathu, thamreen erotic (poetry), adj, bereki exercise, v, farithakurun, error, n, kuh kasrathukurun escalate, v, boduvun (araarumeh, exhaust (run out of), v, husvun massala-eh), ithuruvun exhibition, n, mauraz escalation, n, vaabodu (kameh nuvatha exile, v, aruvaalun echcheh) exist, v, vun, thibun escalator, n, dhuvaasidi, sidiliftu existing, adj, huri escape, n, salaamaiy exit, v, nukuthun escape, v, salaamaiyvun exit, n, nukunna essential, adj, muhimmu expand, v, fulhaavun (biyave boduvun, establish, v, gaa-imukurun echcheh nuvatha kameh) eternal, adj, abadhah, dhaaimee expectation, n, ummeedhu European fan palm, n, thasbeeha ruh, expenditure, n, kharadhu fankaaruh expense, n, kharadhu Europeans (non-Moslem), n, faranjee expensive, adj, agubodu evacuate, v, dhookoh dhiun (than, ge) experience, n, thajuribaa even, adj, hamahama, evvaru, explain, v, olhunfiluvaidhinun hamahama explosives, n, govaathakethi evening, n, haveeru export, v, beyrukurun (mudhaa fadha evening lily, n, bon'dikan'dholhu thakethi) event, n, kanthah, haadhisaa expose, v, haamakurun, faalhuvun ever, adv, abadhah, dhuvahaku ves (faulhuvun) everybody, n, emmen exposure (of something), n, faalhu everyday, adj, aadhakoh express, v, faalhukurun everything, n, hurihaa echchehi express (state), v, bayaankurun everywhere, adv, hurihaa thaaku expression, n, kulavaru evidence, n, heki, gareenaa, dhaleelu (moonumatheege) evil, n, nubai extend, v, foaruvun (dhigukurun), evil spirits living in the sea who stalk ithurukurun Maldive ships, n, ressi extra, adj, ithuru exact, adj, mulhin eggoiy eye, n, loa exaggerate, v, bodukurun (vaahaka, eyebrow, n, buma kameh) eyelashes, n, esfiya examination, n, imthihaanu examine, v, imthihaankurun example, n, misaalu excavate, v, konnun excellent, adj, baraabaru, varah ran'galhu except, fiyavai exception, n, isthisnaa exchange, n, badhalu exchange, v, badhalukurun excite, v, hiy-avasvun exclaim, v, hairaanvun exclamation expressing intense pain (ow!), addhoa-y! excuse, n, uzuru

24 fate, n, thaqdheeru, naseebu father, n, bappa Ff fault, n, kuh favour, v, heyokameh koddhinun favour, n, heyokanthah favourite, adj, gayaavaa, emme fabric (ceremonial decoration), n, gaboolu san’dhuvaa fear, n, biru fabric (one side silk, other side fear, v, birugathun cotton), n, elaachaa feast, n, jaafaiy fabric (shiny on one side), n, saatanu feather, n, dhoonifaiy face, v, kurimathilun fee, n, kuli, fee (kamakah, face, n, moonu khidhumathakah dhakkan jehey) fact, n, hageegaiy feeble, adj, balikashi factory, n, kaarukhaanaa feed, v, kaandhinun fade, v, fan'duvun feed (milk to babies), v, buh dhinun fail, n, fail feel, v, ihusaasvun fail, v, feyluvun (imthih'aan fadha feelings, n, ihusaas kamakun kaamiyaabunuvun) fellow, n, meehaa faint, v, an'buraigathun, fan'du female, adj, anhen fair, adj, dhon (kula ali) female, n, anhen fair (just), adj, hamama female flesh-eating spirit, n, minika fair (pale or light coloured), adj, kula dhaitha ali fence, n, fulhah falcon, n, baazu fence, v, fulhah elhun fall, v, vettun fennel, n, dhaviggan'dhu fallopian tube, n, bisoahi fenugreek, n, oabaiy false, adj, dhogu fern, n, keesfilaa false berry, n, faalsaa fertilisation, n, dharimai false jalap, n, kurifilaa fertilise (plants), v, muduvah kurun false moorish idol fish, n, thun bibi festival, n, eedhu familiar, adj, dhekefaritha, dhanna fever, n, hun family, n, aailaa few, adj, madhun famous, adj, mash-hooru ficus tsiela, n, laamiaa, laami fan, n, fankaa field, n, dhan'du, ron'gu fan, v, fankaakurun, vihun (fankaa field, v, hovun (kuriket, bashi fadha fadha echchakun) kulhivarugai) fan of peacock feathers, n, saamaraa fifteen, n, fanara far, adv, dhurah, dhurun fifth, adj, fasvana far, adj, dhuru fiftieth, adj, fansaas vana fare, n, agu fifty, n, fansaas farm, v, dhan'duheddhun fig (fruit), n, vattheeni (meyvaa) farm, n, huihappaa dhan'du fig tree, n, vattheeni gas farmer, n, dhan'duveriyaa fight, v, araarunvun (thalhaafolhun), fart, n, fodi thalhaafolhun fashion, n, feshan fight, n, thalhaafolhun fast, v, roadha hifun figure, n, battan (nuvatha fast, n, roadha hashigan'duge battan) fast, adj, haluvi, avas figure (digit), n, numbaru fast, adv, baarah figure (numeral), n, adhadhu fasten, v, harukurun (nuvatha (hisaabuge) vaankurun), essun filing teeth, v, dhaiy ken’dun fat, adj, fala, sarubee

25 fill, v, furun (echchakah ehen echecheh five-leafed yam, n, fasfiyakattala alhai nuvatha liye) fix, v, ran'galhukurun, hamajessun film, n, filmu (jehifaivaa massala-eh nuvatha kusheh) film, v, filmukurun (filmah negun) flag, n, dhidha fin, n, uraha flame, n, hulhugan'du final, adj, emmefas flame of the forest, n, ginimaa find, v, hoadhun flame of the wood, n, kudhiraiy maa find, n, hoadhun flat, adj, fathaa (fathikoh evvarukoh) fine, v, jurimainaa kurun flat bean, n, himeri fine, adj, reethi flavour, n, raha finger, n, in'gili flea, n, selhlhi finger millet, n, binbi fleabane, n, kambuli finish, v, nimmun flesh (human), n, minimas finish, n, nimun flesh-footed shearwater, n, fins (fish), n, kothari maahoagulhaa fire, v, alifaan jehun, alifaan roakurun flight, n, flaitu fire, n, alifaan fling, n, ellun fireman, n, alifaan nivvaa meehaa float, v, fenmatheegai othun, fireworks, n, badikulhi oyaadhiun first, adv, furathama (evvana) float, n, oyaadhiun first, adj, eh-vana flog, v, thauzeerukurun first plank next to keel, n, vavaiy flood, v, fenboduvun fish, n, mas floor, n, thalhungan'du, binmathi fish, v, masbeynun flora, n, gasgahaagehi fish (dried hard), n, hiki mas flotsam, n, oi bon’bi fish (dried soft), n, valhoamas flounder, n, velimadi fish and egg balls, n, biskutlet flour, n, fuh (godhan) fish balls, n, maskutlet flow (water, sea current), v, oi fish cake (large), n, kulhiboakibaa dhemun (fen, oi) fish filled flat bread, n, masroshi flower, n, maa, mau fish part (boney section close to the flower vase, n, maatukuri gills), n, mahavalhi flu, n, roagaa fish poison tree, n, kin'bi fluid, n, dhiyaathakethi fish rolls/crescents, n, keemiyaa flute (music), n, fumey onu fish samosa, n, bajiyaa fly, v, udhuhun fish section between belly and tail fly, n, mehi fin, n, boashifiya fly (travel), v, vaigemagundhiun fish soup, n, garudhiya flyingfish, n, fulhan'gi fisherman, n, masveriyaa foam (mass of small bubbles), n, fonu fisherman’s coneshaped hat, n, koari fog, n, boadhunfini, dhunfini fishing boat, n, masdhoani, masodi foil (silver foil), n, varaun’gu (slightly larger than a dhoani) fold, n, roo (fothi, karudhaas fishing boat (long-line trawler), n, fajjehumun hunna) vadhudhoani fold, v, faiyjehun fishing captain, n, ke-olhu folks, n, meehun (rashegge, thimaage) fishing line, n, nanu, rodhu food, n, kaanaa, ziraa-aa fishing rod, n, dhoshi (mas baanaa) food (served on platter for a feast), n, fit, v, heyovaru kurun keyn fit, n, heyovaru food (rations), n, kaadu five, n, faheh food bag (small, made of fronds), n, five-armed starfish, n, dhi-yoa kaali, vadigonu kamanaa, randhiyekaalla, meyli fool, n, seyku, moya five-leafed chaste tree, n, dhunnika fool, v, moyahedhun, seykuheddhun

26 foolish, adj, moya, seyku freedom, n, minivankan foot, n, faithila freeze, v, gan'dukurun (gan'duvun) footwear, n, faivaan French marigold, n, san'dhubaraka for, takaa, ah frequently, adv, gina ginain forbid, v, manaakurun, haraankurun fresh, adj, thaazaa forbidden, adj, haraan Friday, n, hukurudhuvas force, n, baaru fried fish, n, thelulimas force, v, gadha elhun, baarulun fried round sweet cake, n, thelabadi, forecast, n, kuriyah lafaakurun thelabagudi forecastle, n, dhirun'baa kolhu ge friend, n, rahumaiytheriyaa, rattesseh forefinger, n, shahaadhai ingili friends (locals), n, rattehin forehead, n, ni-iykuri friendship, n, ekuverikan foreign, adj, beyruge, bidheysee, frigate bird, n, kuran'gi fureddhe frigate mackerel, n, raagon'di Foreign Minister, n, velaanaa frigate tuna, n, raagon'di manikufaan frighten, v, birugathun, birugennevun foreman, n, sarudhaaru frog, n, boh forest, n, valuthere, jangali from, kibain, fushun (faraathun), forestay, n, savaa faraathun forever, adv, abadhah front, n, kurimathi forget, v, han'dhaan natthaalun, fruit, n, meyvaa han'dhaan-nethun fruit, v, meyvaa elhun forgive, v, ma'aafukurun fruitbat, n, vau (udhuhey janavaaru), fork, n, oo vavalaa, vaulu forked path (three ways), n, thin fry, v, thelulun angolhi full, adj, furifai form (application etc. paper), n, foam fun, n, majaa formal, adj, rasmee funeral, n, janaazaa, kashukamaakemi fort, n, killaa, koattey funny, adj, samaasaaveri, hevvaa fortnight, n, dhehafthaa, foidhuvas fur, n, keheri fortress, n, koshi fur coat, n, keheri koatu fortunate, adj, naseebugadha, furniture, n, faruneecharu naseeburan'galhu future, adj, musthagbalugai fortune, n, naseebu future, n, kurimagu, musthagubal forty, n, saalhees forty-eight (trad.), n, fanas forward, adv, kuriah foundation, n, bingaa, tharaha fountain, n, fen aruvaa vadaan four, n, hathareh four o'clock flower, n, asurumaa fourteen, n, saadha fourth, adj, hatharu vana fox, n, hiyalhu fragile, adj, balikashi fragrant aloe wood, n, bokaru frame, n, freymu frame, v, freymukurun frame (basic rigid structure of a thing), n, giugan'du frangipani, n, gulchampaa frankincense tree, n, vai gugu free, adj, hiley, minivan

27 gather, v, ekkuran (jamaakurun) gather (people), v, evvun (meehun) Gg gauge, v, vazankurun gauge (suitability of timber), v, vakarujehun gecko, n, hoanu gaff, n, dhaavani (mas alhuvaa), mada gem, n, javaahiru gain, n, nafaa, faidhaa general (military), adj, general gain, v, faidhaavun (askaree) gale, n, vaki roalhi generally, adv, aammukoh gallant, adj, hivvarugadha generations (of people), n, jeeluthah gamble, v, juvaakulhun generous, adj, dheelathi gamboge tree, n, an'bihi genetic, adj, viraasee game, n, kulhivaru genie, n, jinni game for men and women (in which genie (malevolent and smelly), n, a man is given an ornate hat, koadi, hanukissaara prepared by women, that he must gentle, adj, madumaithiri place in a coconut palm before gentleman, n, izzaiytheriyaa another man can take his place), n, germinate, v, gasfelhun koadijehun get, v, libun (libigathun), hoadhun Game of the Goddess (tantric (libigathun) practice with men and women get fucked (obscenity), v, ehibala, erotically dancing together; later eheyndhey used to describe men dancing get in, v, vanun (echchegge, kamegge dressed in women’s clothes), n, dhi­ there-ah) yoage kulhi (dhi-oage kulhu) get off, v, feybun (araahuri echchegge game played by chasing and trying mathin) to touch a group of people in a circle, get ready, v, thayyaaruvun n, fanlun, fan, bai bala get up, v, kolhah thedhuvun game played by two teams where a ghost, n, fureytha, dhevi circle is drawn on the ground and giant clam, n, gaahaka one group chases the other out of the giant hop bush, n, kudhi ruvaali circle, n, thelabagudi giant jinni (disagreeable), n, ifreethu gang, n, baigan'du giddiness, n, boa-en'burun gangway, n, dhiyfaiy giddy, v, boa-en'burun gaol (jail), n, hurage, jalu gift, n, hadhiyaa gap (between timber or tiles), n, gift (tribute), n, vedhun himmi giggle, n, rakihini garb, n, feyraan (vaki thafaathu gill, n, karuthaafaiy gothakah hunna) ginger, n, in'guru garb, v, hedhunlun ginger beer, n, zanjabeel garbage, n, kunibuni giraffe, n, zaraafaa garden, n, bageechaa girl, n, anhen kujjaa garden, v, gas heddhun (bageechaa girl (term of endearment), n, manje heddhun) girls (8-9 years old and growing long garden balsam, n, dhethan'di maa gas hair), n, boavaduvanlun garden croton, n, raiybageechaa give, v, dhinun garfish, n, tholhi give a waqf (trust deed for mosque garland, n, maaddhaa (qaanoonuge) or tomb), v, boagadhinun garland flower, n, karankaa give to the havaru (by Sultan or garlic, n, lonumedhu ministers for beating, torture and/or gas, n, geys death), v, havarah dhevvun gate, n, bodu dhoraashi gizzard, n, kuran'di

28 glacier, n, gleysiar gossip, v, ran'bathelhun glad, adj, ufaa govern, v, verikankurun glance, v, balaalun government, n, sarukaaru glance, n, balaalun government announcement (gong gland, n, goh (hashiganduge beating for official reason, town- nizaamegge baeh) crier), n, koli glare, v, kalhi-elhun government service training glass, n, billoori certificate (required for government glass (drinking-vessel), n, billoori positions), n, sanadhu thashi grab, v, jahaigathun glass (semi-opaque and high graceful shark, n, thila miyaru quality), n, kurikeela gracile lizardfish, n, ala thadu glide, v, hoara elhun grade, v, dharajakurun globe, n, dhuniye grade, n, dharaja glory bower, n, dun'gethi gradual, adj, las lahun gloss, n, ofu grain, n, ottaru glossary, n, isthilaah’u grammar, n, bahuge gavaaidhu gloves, n, angi grand, adj, mahaa, bodu glow, v, redhanlun grandchild (grandfather’s), n, kaafa glue, v, hippun (thaiykurun) dharifulhu glue, n, theras grandchild (grandmother's), n, go, v, dhiun maama dharifulhu go (and do something), v, gos grandfather, n, kaafa goat, n, bakari grandmother, n, maama goat's foot creeper, n, bodu veli veyo grape, n, meybis kadhuru goatfish, n, keyla grape vine, n, meybiskadhuru vina goblet, n, foolee thashi grapefruit, n, banbulha bos God, n, ilaahu, kalaan'ge (ilaahu) grass, n, vina Goddess, n, dhi-yoa grateful, adj, shukuruveri gold, n, ran grave, n, fasdhaanu, mahaana gold (pure), n, rathuran grave site, n, harimma gold coin, n, biraagan, mohoree, gravy, n, dhiya asrafee gravy, n, riha gold coin (sovereign), n, faunu greaseproof paper, n, theyokarudhaas goldsmith, n, thileyru great, adj, bodu gold covered thread, n, kasabu great crested tern, n, bodu gaadhooni golden dewdrop, n, han'dhuvaree maa great frigatebird, n, maahoara golden flower emblem on royal great great grandfather, n, hooru headscarf, n, thurravas kaafa golden girl (term of endearment), n, great king, n, mahaaradhun randhi great morinda, n, ahi golden shower tree, n, an'malthaash great white shark, n, femunu gong beating for official reason, greater eid festival, n, bodhu eedhu (government announcement, town- greed, n, dhahivethikan crier), n, koli greedy, adj, dhahi good, adj, ran'galhu green, adj, fehikulaige good luck!, n, heyo-naseeb green, n, fehikula goodbye, n, dhanee, vakivelanee green chilli, n, roamirus goose, n, reyru green peas, n, fehi-oh gooseneck (fitting securing boom to green precious stone, n, feeroazu mast), n, gobufunaagadu green shank, n, chonchon ilolhi gorilla, n, gorillaa green turtle, n, velaa gossip, n, ran'ba greeting, n, maruhabaa

29 grey, adj, alhikula grey hair, n, nura grey stork, n, maakanaa grief, n, hithaama grieve, v, hithaamakurun grill, v, fihun grind, v, mugurun (himunkurun) grind, v, fun'dun grindstone, n, dhai grip (with arms and legs), v, bagudibeddhun ground, n, bimmathi ground orchid, n, oakid group of people, n, bayaku meehun grouper fish, n, faana grow, v, hedhun (gas-gahaagehi fadha thakethi) guard, v, gaadukurun guard, n, gaadu guardian (male, related to the father), n, valee veriyaa guava, n, feyru guess, n, lafaa guess, v, lafaakurun guest, n, mehumaanu guettarda speciosa, n, uni (gas) guide, v, magudhekkun guide, n, magu dhakkaa meehaa guinea grass, n, onuhui gulf, n, kan'du olhi gull-billed tern, n, kanifulhu dhooni gum, n, theras gum (around the roots of teeth), n, hirugan'du gun, n, badi gunwales, n, hafolhu

30 hat (ornate) used in koadijehun, n, koadi Hh hate, n, nafrath hate, v, nafrath kurun hawksbill turtle, n, kahan'bu hay, n, hikihui habit, n, aadha hay root, n, emmuli vina hair, n, isthashi he, n, eyna (firihen) hairdresser, n, boakoshaa meehaa head, n, boa half, n, dhebai kulha eh bai head cabbage, n, bon'di kopee half section (one side of), n, ekkiba Head of Government (honorific half-arm span (tip of the elbow to tip of denoted by the Arabic letters for ‘s’ middle finger on the same arm) and ‘d’, often used for President half-arm span (tip of the elbow to tip Ibrahim Nasir), n, sahibu-al-dhawlath of middle finger on the same arm), headache, n, bolugai rihun n, muh headcloth (for male), n, fagudi hall, n, haruge (aammu baddhaluvun head crewman, n, dhandahelun baavvaa ge) headmen (gentry), n, kamuvoshi hallucinate (using a drug), v, meehun masthuvun heal, v, faseyhavun (balimadukamakun halt, n, huttun nuvatha zakhamakun) halyard, n, hanjaa health, n, sihhathu, dhulhaheu hammer, n, marutheyo Health Minister, n, faamladheyri hammerhead shark, n, kaaligan'du healthy, adj, sihhathu ran'galhu, miyaru dhulhaheyo hand, n, aiythila (igilithakaa eku) heap, v, funijehun handbag, n, aiydhabas heap, n, funi handcuff, n, bidi (kuh-vereenge hear, v, ivun (adu) athugai alhaa) heart, n, hi-iy handicraft, n, aiytherimasakkaiy heart-leafed moon seed, n, beyken'bi handkerchief, n, kudarumaa veyo, fenfehada handle, n, muggadu, aiygan'du heat, n, hoonu handle of fish-tooth knife, n, bomashi heat, v, hoonukurun handsome, adj, reethi, samattharuheyo heaven, n, suvaruge hang, v, eluvun heavy, adj, baru, bura, hang (kill oneself by hanging), v, heavybeak parrotfish, n, noo landaa dhanjehun hedgehog, n, valu kashi koli hang out (pass the time), v, vaivegen heed, v, alhaalun ulhun heel, n, funnaabu happen, v, kameh-vun height, n, dhigumin, usmin happiness, n, ufaaverikan helicopter, n, helikoptaru happy, adj, ufaa hell, n, naraka harbour, n, ban'dharu hello, n, hello hard, adj, un'dhagoo, dhathi help, v, eheevun (udhagoo), haru (maduge idhikolhu) help, n, ehee hardpan, n, aanu helpful, adj, eheetheri hare, n, musalhu hen, n, kukulhu harm, n, aniyaa, gellumeh henbane, n, ban'gufilla harm, v, aniyaakurun henna, n, heenaa harvest, v, govaan ken'dun here, mithaa harvest, n, govaan heritiera littoralis, n, kaharuvah gas hat, n, thofi hermit crab, n, baraveli hero, n, bathalu

31 hesitate, v, fasjehun (kamakaamedhu hospital, n, hasfathaalu jehilunvun) host, n, geymeehaa (paaty fadha hibiscus, n, saimaa kankamah meehunnah dhauvathudhey hiccup, n, ukun'di meehaa) hide, v, foruvun, filun hostel, n, dhanaalu hide, n, foruvaa foruvun, filaafilun hostility, n, fasaadha high, adj, us hot, adj, hoonu high officials and nobles of the hot (spicy), adj, kulhi (miruhuge raha) realm, n, raskamuge bodun aai hotel, n, hotaa saahibun hour, n, gadi (60 minit, dhuvahuge hill, n, farubadha gadithah) Himalayan cedar, n, dhuveydhaaru house, n, ge (dhiriulhen hadhaafai Hindus, n, hindheen hunna imaaraaiy) hinge, n, hulhu (dhoru fadha house, v, gedhoru dhinun thaketheege) house block, n, goathi hip, n, uru how, kihineiy hippopotamus, n, kan'dugeri how, kihaa hire, v, kuyyah-hifun how many, kithah His Royal Highness, n, jalaalathul how much, kihaavareh malik however, namaves historian, n, muarrikhu huge, adj, bodu history, n, thaareekh human, n, insaanun hit, v, jehun human, adj, insaanee hive, n, hathaa (kulhadhuru) humanity, n, insaaniyyath hog plum, n, an'bulha humankind, n, aadhamuge dharin hold (of a ship), n, vaiy humour, n, samaasaa hold, v, hifehettun humphead wrasse, n, maa hulhumbu hole, n, loavalhu landaa hole (dug by animal or insect), n, humpnose big-eye bream, n, dhongu horu (dhirey echchethi konefai hunna) hundred, n, satheyka, sattha holiday, n, chuttee hundredth, adj, satheyka vana holy, adj, keerithi hundredweight, n, handharu home, n, ge (dhiriulhey than, hunger, n, haihoonukan (ban'du- ufanvefaivaa than) haikan) Home Minister, n, han'dheygiri hungry, adj, ban'duhaivefai, ban'duhai homeland, n, amilla vazan hunt, v, sikaarakurun (eggamu ke­ honest, adj, thedhuveri olhukankurun) honey, n, maamui hunt, n, sikaara honey-bee, n, maamui kulhan'dhuru hurry, v, avas kurun honour, n, aburu, izzaiy, sharafu hurt, v, thadhukurun, hiy-dhathikurun honour, v, sharafuveri kurun husband, n, firimeehaa, firi hook, v, bulhi elhuvun husk (coconut), v, hehun hook, n, bulhi hut, n, jifuti hooray, n, saabas huts (temporary), n, badaha hope, n, ummeedhu hymen, n, bikuru hope, v, ummeedhukurun hymenocallis caribaea, n, kurikihah horizon, n, udhares fillaa horn (outgrowth on head), n, dhalhu hymn, n, madhaha (dhirey thaketheege bolun falhaifai hypocrisy, n, nifaaq hunna) horse, n, as horse mackerel, n, mushimas hose, n, holhi

32 income, n, aamdhanee increase, v, ithurukurun Ii independence day, n, minivan dhuvas independent, adj, minivan India (traditional name), n, hindhukara I, n, aharen, ma India pubescens (plant) jasminium I (polite), n, alhugan'du pubescens, n, maliku bodumaa ice, n, gan'dufen Indian anchovy, n, miyaren ice cream, n, ais kureemu Indian arrowroot, n, hitthala idea, n, khiyaalu Indian coral tree, n, berebedhi ideal, adj, kamudhaa (emme), emme Indian gooseberry, n, beys goan'bili ekasheegenvaa Indian hemp, n, ganjaa idiot, n, odimoa, kos Indian madder, n, thakarala idol, n, alhukankuraa budhu Indian nettle, n, vaffufulhi if, nama Indian sarsaparilla, n, nannaari ignore, v, alhaanulun Indian shot plant, n, thasbeehagas, ignorant, adj, koshi kenaa ill, adj, bali Indian spinach, n, bodu massaagu ill feelings, n, fithuna indicate, v, engun, dhakkuvaidhinun illness, n, bali indigo plant, n, kudhihithi, vihafilaa, imaginary, adj, khiyaalee valu muran'ga imagination, n, khiyaalu individual, adj, ekaheri koh imagine, v, khiyaalukurun (hithah (vakivakeen), vakivakeen genaun) individual, n, ekaheri (vakivaki immediately, adv, hama mivaguthu, meehun nuvatha echchehi) hama mihaaru industry, n, kaarukhaanaa impatient, adj, keiytherikan kuda, hiy­ infant, n, lha kujjaa avas infidels (non-Moslems), n, kaafarun import, v, etherekurun (beyru karain) inflammable, adj, hulhuhifaa import duty, n, maumoolu inflammable gas, n, hulhuhifaa geys importance, n, muhimmu inflammable liquid, n, hulhuhifaa important, adj, muhimmu dhiyaa thakethi impossible, adj, musthaheelu, inflammable material, n, hulhuhifaa biyadhovikan, nuvun maaddhaa impotency, n, mukos inflorescence (of palm trees), n, ruku impression, n, thasavvaru eiy improve, v, ran'galhuvun, tharaggee influence, n, nufoozu kurun, ran'galhukurun influence, v, baarufoaruvun improvement, n, tharaggee, kuri-erun influenza, n, aridhafus roagaa in, adv, etherey gai inform, v, engun in, therey gai information, n, mauloomaathu in any way, gothakun inherit (by birth), v, vaaruthavun in a similar manner or way, adv, injury, n, haaneekka, zakham hama-efadhain ink, n, dheli (liyumashaa in time, adv, vaguthugai chaapukurumah beynunkuraa) (kadaelhifaivaa vaguthu, lasnuvun) in-laws (spouse’s family), n, lhiyan­ inactive, adj, harakaatheh neiy faharin inappropriate, adj, biyedhovi inn, n, mehumaanun thibey ge incense (medicinal), n, laadhan innocent, adj, kushenneiy, mausoom incense burner, n, mujumaraa inquire, v, olhunfiluvun inch, n, inchi insane, adj, moya include, v, himenun insect, n, fanifakusa

33 inside, n, ethere ivory plant, n, ruvaa insist, v, kurunukurun in some way, gotheggai instance, n, hin'dhu, faharu instant, adj, vaguthun instruction, n, mauloomaathu (kameh kuraane gothuge) instrument, n, aalaaiy intellect, n, fikuru intelligent, adj, visnunthoonu intending to, suffix, kamah intend, v, gasthukurun intention, n, maqs'adhu interest, v, shauguverivun interest, n, shaugu interest (bank), n, soodhu interested, adj, shauguveri international, adj, bainal aqwaamee interpreter, n, tharujamaanu interrupt, v, medhukan'daalun, medhuken'dun introduce, v, tha-aarafukurun introduction, n, tha-aaraf invent, v, ufeddhun invention, n, ufeddhumeh, eejaadhu inventory document of storage house, n, kaadu investigate, v, thahugeegukurun investigation, n, thahugeeg invitation, n, dhauvathu invite, v, dhauvathudhinun involved with (occupied by), adv, mash-ghoolu iris (eye), n, kalhukalhi iris (flower), n, soasan iron, n, dhagan'du iron, v, isthirikurun iron wood, n, kuredhi irregular, adj, aadhayaakhilaafu, naadhiru irreverence, n, ihaanaiy Islamic scholars who sailed in a ship with a black flag to punish people practising tantric rituals in the islands, n, sayyidhu beykalun island, n, jazeeraa, rah island (small, no vegetation), n, huraa island chief, n, katheeb ispaghula (plant), n, isbaghulu it, n, e Italian millet, n, uraa itch, v, hiruvun ivory, n, ethudhaiy

34 judge, n, fan'diyaaru jug, n, jagu Jj juice, v, joos juice, n, dhiya (meyvaage), huiy juicy, adj, huiy gina jump, v, fummun, fumun jack, n, dhunkaraas jungle, n, jangali, vaa (boakoh gas jack fruit, n, sakkeyo hedhifai hunna than) jack in the box, n, mas kan'dhu junior, adj, kuda (lha) jackal, n, hiyalhu Jupiter (planet), n, zuhulu jackbean, n, maagan'du (fenvaraa), just, nikan maanifaa just, adj, hama jacket, n, jeketu just now, adv, dhemme, hama mihaaru jade, n, zumurradhu, zabarjudhu justice, n, auqaaf, insaafu jaggery, n, goodu hakuru justice (fairness), n, adhulu jam, n, jeymu Japanese cherry tree, n, jeymu gas jar (cylindrical, terracotta), n, gulhi jar, n, bodu-un'gurijehi fulhi jasmine, n, kudhimaa jasmine (jasminium grandiflorum), n, huvan'dhumaa jasmine (jasminium augustifolium), n, guleynooranmaa Java apple, n, jan'buroalu Java galangal, n, fothihuvan'dhu Java pepper, n, kabbaabu Java plum, n, dhan'bu gas Java tea, n, fonithulhaa jaw, n, dhaiydholhi jealous, adj, hasadhaveri jeans, n, jeens jeer, v, boaslevun jelly, n, haluidhaa jellyfish, n, bari jellyfish (very poisonous), n, maavaru jerk, v, kullijehun jetty, n, faalan Jew, n, yahoodhee jewel, n, javaahiru jewellery, n, gahanaa jib boom, n, dhassoora jib sail, n, thunmathi riyaa job, n, vazeefaa join, v, gulhun, gulhuvun joke, n, joaku, samaasaa vaahaka joke, v, samaasaakurun journal, n, majallaa journalist, n, noos veriyaa, muraasilu journey, v, dhathurukurun journey, n, dhathuru joy, n, ufaa judge, v, niyaakurun

35 Kk kale (coarse curley-leafed cabbage), n, faiy kopee keel, n, fashan keel blocks, n, kamalhi keelson, n, thau keep, v, behettun, beyvvun kerosene, n, karaaseenu kettle, n, saikuraa (kuraa) key, n, thalhudhan'di keys (bunch of), n, thalhudhan'di fathi khus khus grass, n, lansimoo kick, v, jehun kick, n, jahaajehun kidney, n, gurudhaa kill, v, merun kind, adj, hiyheyo, oagaaveri kind (type), n, vattharu kindness, n, agalu king, n, radhun, rasgefaanu kingdom, n, raskan kingfisher, n, raabon'dhi kinsman, n, thimaage meehaa kiosk, n, koshigan'du (vaki kamah khaassa kurevifaivaa) kiss, v, bosdhinun kitchen, n, badhige kite, n, gudi kitten, n, lha bulhaa knee, n, kakoo kneel, v, kakoojessun knife (big), n, valhi knife (small), n, fiyohi knight, v, kolilun knights with the rank of kaleyfaanu, n, majlisah araa beykalun knit, v, viyun (saalu, istaakeenu fadha thakethi) knob, n, gobu knock, n, taki knock, v, takijehun knot, n, goh knot, v, goh-jehun know, v, en'gun knowledge, n, mauloomaathu, ilmu kurchi (medicinal plant), n, fulooniyaa

36 launeaea sarmentosa, n, kulhlhafilaa law, n, sharu-iyyaa, qaanoonu Ll lawyer, n, vakeelu lay, v, beyvvun lazy, adj, kanneiy lead, v, magudhekkun (isve) laboratory, n, thahuleelu kuraa than lead (element), n, thimara labour, n, ashgaal leader, n, zaeem, ismeehaa, veriyaa labour, v, masakkaiykurun leaders, n, verin lace (of a shoe or garment), n, leadership, n, verikan naaduvaa leaf, n, faiy (gasgahaa geheege) lack, n, madhu (unikan) leafy bit of fronds, n, fanvathu lack, v, madhuvegenvun leap, v, fummaigathun, kuriah lacquer, v, laajehun dhemigathun ladder, n, harugan'du (than-thanah learn, v, dhaskurun araan gengulhey), haroashi learned, adj, molhu lady, n, kamanaa, saahibu kamanaa learned Islamic man (teacher of lagoon, n, etherevari (atholhegge Islam), n, mu’allim there), falhuthere leather, n, han (dhibaaghukulha) lake, n, kulhi, fengan'du leatherback turtle, n, musimbi lamb, n, lha kanbalhi leave (holiday), n, chuttee lamb meat, n, kanbalhi mas leave, v, dhiun, dhookurun lame, adj, koru, vaa (bali jehifaivaa) leave (an inheritance), v, dhookurun lament, v, hithaamakurun lee, v, vaidhah lamp, n, batthi left, n, vaaiy faraaiy lamp (round, made of brass with left-hand, adj, vaaiy seven wicks), n, voh leg, n, fai lance, n, sileyha legal, adj, gaanoonee land, n, bin, fasgan’du legitimacy, n, halaalu landmass, n, kara lemon, n, dhoalhan'bu land (rented out by government), n, lemon grass, n, kaasinjee hinna lend, v, dhinun (an'buraa dheygothah land edge of an island eroded by nuvatha dhakkaa gothah) tide, n, gundolhi length, n, dhigu, dhigumin lane, n, goalhi, magu lentil, n, mugu language, n, bas, bahuruva (vaahaka less, adv, madhu (gina noonkan) dhakkaa bas) lesser crested tern, n, ainmathee lantana, n, kashikothan gaadhooni (gaadhooni) large, adj, bodu, biya lesser frigate bird, n, hoara last, v, dhemigenvun lesser golden plover, n, last, adv, emme fahun, fahun funamaadhooni last night, n, rey lesser noddy, n, kuran'gi late, adv, lahun lesson, n, filaavalhu, irushaadhu late, adj, las letter, n, sitee late afternoon, n, haveeru letter (alphabet), n, akuru lateen sail, n, kathiriyaa letter box, n, sitee laafoshi lately, adv, fahakah ais lettuce tree, n, lhos later, adv, fahun level, v, evvaru kurun later generations, n, fahuthibeen level, n, hama hama laugh, v, hunun lewdness, n, fasaadha laughter, n, hinigan'du liberty, n, ban'dhevumeh neiy, launching ramp (for boat), n, minivan kachoaru library, n, kuthubukhaanaa

37 lick, v, dhoolun little tuna, n, latti lid, n, fiyan, mathi (theli fulhi fadha little yellow bittern, n, dhon thaketheege) raabon'dhi lie, v, dhoguhedhun, oshoathun live, v, dhirihurun lie, n, dhogu liver, n, mey life, n, hayaathu (dhiriulhun nuvatha lizard, n, bon'du dhirun) load, n, baru (barukurevifaivaa lifeboat, n, bokkuraa minvaru) life-breath, n, furaana load, v, baraakurun (furaadhuvaa life plant, n, fathun faiyfalhaa thakethi) lift, n, ufulaa ufulun load (ship), v, boatah eruvun lift, v, ufulun loan, n, loanu light, n, ali lobster, n, ihi light, adj, ali local, adj, rashu light, v, alikurun lock, v, thalhulun light (electric), n, boki (karantu), lock, n, thalhu holhiburi (karantu) log, v, dhuveli belun, ruh gas ken'dun, lighthouse, n, lait haus lakudi ken'dun lightning, n, vidhun (guguraa vidhun), log, n, gasgan'du (lakudigan'du), ruh vidhuvaru buri lightning (causing a fire), n, honu log (logarithm), n, logu (hisaabu like, v, ruhun (gabooluvun), ilmuge hama-eh) gabooluvun (ruhun) loggerhead turtle, n, boabodu velaa like, eggoiy, ekkahala lonely, adj, ekani veri Lima pole bean, n, himeri tholhi long, adj, dhigu lime, n, lun'boa long ago, adv, varah kurin lime (chewed with betel & areca), n, longnose butterflyfish, n, thun bibi huni (saafu himun uva) long pepper, n, vakifu lime (made from coral and wood), n, look, v, belun uva look, n, belun lime berry, n, kudhilun'boa look!, v, balaa! limit, n, sarahaddhu (haddhu) look after, v, belehettun line, n, ron'gu loom, n, haru (kunaa fadha thakethi line (of people or things), n, safu viyaa) lined surgeonfish, n, fashuli libaas loose, adj, dhoo (vaan kamuge linen, n, en'dhu fothi idhikolhu) lining material (dressmaking), n, lose, v, gellun roobathaana, bathaana loss, n, gellun link, v, gulhun (gulhuvun) lot, n, baivaru lion, n, singaa lot, adj, ginain lip, n, thunfaiy lottery, n, gruru-athu lippia nudiflora, n, hunigon'di filaa loud, adj, adugadha liquid, n, dhiyaa thakethi louse, n, ukunu liquor, n, raa love, v, loabivun liquor (foreign), n, ban'gu raa love, n, loabi, hanhaara liquorice, n, veymui love (sexual), v, hithaavun list, n, listu love in a mist, n, kalhu dhiri list, v, listu kurun love lies bleeding, n, dhan'di saagu, listen, v, aduehun raiy massaagu literature, n, adhabiyyaathu love vine, n, umbulivella, velan'buli little, adj, kuda (boduge idhikolhu), lovely, adj, loabi, lobuvethi kuda koh lover, n, loabiveriyaa little finger, n, kudavai-ingili

38 lover (of a married woman), n, vagufiri loving, adj, hanhaaravethi low, adj, thiri, dhah luck, n, naseebu luggage, n, foshithanmathi lukewarm, adj, thaafanaa lunch, n, mendhuru keun lungs, n, fuppaamey lying down (or on), v, othun

39 Malabar (plant) anisomeles malabarica, n, maskothan Mm Malabar nut tree, n, aadatthodaa Maldive anemonefish (yellowtail clownfish) n, maagan’du mas Maldive baseball (played with three machete, n, kathivalhi bases), n, thin mugoali mad, adj, moya Maldive cricket (game), n, mandi madness, n, adharu kulun madness, n, moyakan Maldive little heron, n, dhivehi magazine, n, majallaa raabon’dhi magic, n, jaadhoo, fanditha Maldive pond heron, n, huvadhu magic fanditha spell - for sporting raabon'dhi events - using coconut or eggshell ( Maldive water hen, n, dhivehi kan’bili e.g.: A young coconut, kihah, has its Malé palace jetty area (historic), n, top removed and liquid drained kan’baadhi away. Oil is added and magic words male, n, firihen are written in a spiral pattern on the male, adj, firihen vantha upper outside shell. A wick is placed malevolent, adj, naamaan in the top, and a tripod of big yam mallet, n, muguru leaves protects the flame from wind mallet (used by toddymen), n, eh­ and rain as it burns overnight.), n, theli boogal, bunkele man, n, firihen meehaa magic (fanditha) to improve fishing manage, v, belehettun (viyafaari fadha (A magic spell is written in a thin kameh), hingun (viyafaari fadha leaf of precious metal or a piece of kameh) cloth and sewn into a frame so that it mandarin (tangerine), n, yoosuf moves in the wind. The frame is afandhi attached to a stick and placed on top mango, n, an'bu of a tall structure, or inside a mangosteen, n, mabusthaanu house.), n, vahuthaan mangrove, n, bodavaki, bodu kan'doo, magic ritual to the sun (saluting the burevi, kulhlhavah sunrise and sunset and four cardinal manner, n, ulhun points), n, ajidha manufacture, v, ufeddhun magistrate, n, qaazee many, adj, baivaru, gina magnet, n, dhagaiyfaanu map, n, chaatu mail, n, sitee, post thakethi map, v, chaatu kurehun main, adj, mai March, n, maach mas main gaff topsail, n, gaaviyaa march, v, maachkurun mainsheet, n, dhanmaanu march played by royal band when maintenance, n, aukedumah monarch in procession, n, harubee maize, n, zuvaari margin, n, havaasaa major, adj, bodu marigold, n, san'dhubaraka major (military), adj, meyjaru marijuana, n, ganjaa (askaree) mark, n, faahaga make, v, hedhun (echcheh) mark, v, faahagakurun make apparent, v, fevun market, n, maarukeytu make bold (typeface), v, fevun market, v, ganevikkun make romance bloom, v, marking nut tree, n, balaadhuru maafolhuvun marks (markings), n, faahagathah make water flow (along pipe, gutter), marks (exam), n, maakus v, fenfahikurun marlin, n, mas hibaru mako shark, n, voshimas miyaru marriage, n, kaiveni

40 married, adj, meehakaai in'dhegen, meeting, n, baddhalu vun, jalsaa kaiveni koggen meeting room, n, maalamu marry, v, kaavenivun, kaivanikurun melon, n, karaa martyrs, n, shaheedun melt, v, virun, viruvun marvel, n, ajaibu member, n, menbaru marvel, v, ajaibuvun memorised, adj, dhas marvellous, adj, ajaibenhaa, memory, n, han'dhaan ajaibuvaavaru mention, v, bunelun mask, n, moonumathi merchant, n, viyafaari veriyaa masked bannerfish, n, thun bibi mercury (element), n, dhireyraha mason, n, raanaa meehaa mere, adj, kudavegen mast, n, kun'bu merry, adj, ufaaveri mast mount, n, thau message, n, meseju mast seat, n, vanolhu metal, n, maudhan master, n, verimeehaa metal stake (sharpened at one end, master, v, kulhadhaanakan used to make hole in royal toilet area master carpenter, n, maavadi for defecation), n, gunthura mastic, n, masthakaa metal weight (used to sink things mat, n, kunaa beneath water), n, baroasee mat (made of pandanus leaves), n, meteor, n, ginihila saanthi meteorite, n, ginikan'dhu mat sedge (plant), n, kunaahai meteorology, n, moosumaa behey ilmu mat with ficus religiosa leaf designs, method, n, goiy (kameh kuraaney n, boi fathu kunaa goiy), vattafaalhi, usoolu match, v, dheychcheh gulhuvun (sifa Mexican sunflower, n, bodu mirihi aai battamah balaafai) midday, n, mendhuru match, n, mechu middle, n, medhu match box, n, alifaan foshi middle age, n, medhu umuru material, n, fothi (feyraan) Middle East, n, medhu-irumathi material (used for black waist cloth), Middle East and Asia, n, etherevari n, alfakaa (eyshiyaa suveys kenelge irumathi) maths, n, hisaabu middle finger, n, medhu-ingili matter, v, muhimmuvun middle husband, n, medhu firi matter (things), n, maaddhaa middle of north-east monsoon, n, mattress, n, godhadi maamas mature, adj, haru (thasarrafu fudhun) midnight, n, mendhan mature (person), adj, heyjehey midwife, n, foolhumaama maximum, adj, emme mathi mile, n, meylu me, n, ma (aharen) military, n, sifain (lashkaree), askaree meadow, n, vina bin milk, v, kirufelun meal, n, kaanaa milk, n, kiru mean, v, maanakurun milk bush, n, eggamu muraka meaning, n, maana milkfish, n, beyn'gu measles, n, himabihi mill, v, mugurun (himunkurun) measure, v, min elhun mill, n, muguraa thun measure, n, min millennium, n, saaskafu measure (liquid, grain), v, minun millet fields, n, veradhan’du meat, n, eggamu mas mime, v, ishaaraiy kurun mechanic, n, injeenu hadhaa meehaa mind, v, visnun, visnun nuvatha medicine, n, beys alhaalun (echcheh nuvatha kamakaa medicine man, n, hakeem medhu) meet, v, baddhalukurun, dhimaavun, mind, n, visnun baddhaluvun mind (thinking), n, buddhi

41 mine, n, magey mosquito, n, madhiri mineral, n, maudhan mosquito net, n, madhiri ge minister, n, vazeeru, ministaru mosquito plant, n, kulhithulhaa ministry, n, vuzaaraa, mah'ukamaa moss rose, n, japaanu finifenmaa minor, n, lha, kuda (boduge idhikolhu) most, adj, emme gina, emme, enme minute, n, minetu moth, n, balhin'dhu mirror, n, moonubalaa loagan'du mother, n, mamma miss (someone), v, han'dhaanvun motherfucker (obscenity), n, amayaa mist, n, dhunfini elhey mistake, n, kuh mother’s brother’s son, n, mix, n, ekkuraa ekkurun (ethah maabeyyaage futaa echcheh ekachchakah) mother's cunt (obscenity), n, amaafui mix, v, ekkurun, ekuvun (ethah motion, n, harakaiy echcheh ekachchakah) motor, n, injeenu (motaru) mizzen sail, n, gemathi riyaa mount lily, n, suthuli gas moat, n, khandhagu mountain, n, farubadha moat tortoise, n, kanzu kahambu mouse, n, meedhaa mock, v, heyruvun moustache, n, mathimas model, n, model mouth, n, an'ga model, v, modelkurun move, v, harakaaiykurun moderate, n, medhuminvaru movement, n, harakaaiy moderate, adj, medhumin movie, n, filmu (baiskoafu) modern, adj, zamaanee moving to one side, v, ekkibaavun Molucca bean, n, kashi kun'buru much, adj, gina moment, n, vaguthu kolheh, mud, n, kilaa, kisadu hin'dhukolheh, hin’dhukoleh, hin’dhu mudguard (car or bike), n, dhafaiy, moment of death, n, marumathi dhafaiygan’du Monday, n, hoama mug (drinking), n, magu (saiboa) money, n, faisaa mugwort, n, fonimaa money cowries, n, kudhi boli mulberry, n, thoothu monk, n, faadhiree mullet, n, mekunu monkey, n, raamaamakunu multiply, v, gunakurun monkfish, n, madi miyaru mung bean, n, noomugu month, n, massaru, mas (aharuge) murder, n, maraa merun monthly, adv, mahaku effaharu murder, v, merun (meehun) monument, n, han'dhaanee echcheh muscle, n, mas (hashigan'duge) moon, n, han'dhu museum, n, dhaarul aasaaru moonlight, n, han'dhuvaru mushroom, n, handikuda moorhen, n, vali kulkulhu music, n, miuzik mooring pole (permanent), n, musician, n, miuzik kulhey meehaa mundaam musk mallow, n, kasthoori mooring spike, n, thiloashi musket, n, kaithuvah moorish idol fish, n, thun bibi Moslems from Malabar, n, holhin mop, n, fenfohey fihigandu mustard, n, revi mop, v, fen fothilun mutton, n, bakari mas mopsella ellisi, n, dheydharu Ms (formal address for a woman, more, adv, ithurah, ginain without indicating marital status), n, morning, n, hen'dhunu alfalila morning glory, n, andaapool, my, adj, aharenge, magey thaalhafilimaa mythical one-horned beast, n, arunu Moses in the cradle, n, raiykan'dholhu mythical spirit (female), n, handi mosque, n, miskiy mosque spirit, n, miskiy dhaara

42 nest, v, haali hedhun net, n, dhaa (mas hifan gengulhey) Nn net, v, dhaa jehun net (a small piece), n, dhaagan'du net headline, n, kurevi (endhaluge) neutral, adj, vaki faraathakah nujehun nail, n, mohoru new, adj, aa, au nail, v, mohoru jehun New Year's day, n, aa aharu feshey nail (finger, toe), n, niyafathi dhuvas naked, adj, oriyaan, dhimaa ah news, n, khabaru (nivaakameh nethi) newsagent, n, noos vikkaa meehaa nam nam, n, gnam gnam newspaper, n, noos name, n, nan next, adv, dhen jehey, jehigen name, v, nan kiyun next to, adj, jehigen nape, n, kan'dhuraa nice, adj, reethi napkin, n, thunfuhi nickname, n, vanan narcissus, n, narugis, gulhazaarumaa night, n, reygan'du narrate, v, kiyaidhinun night before (a calendar date), n, narrow, adj, hani vileyrey nation, n, gaumu night blindness, n, roanaa nation-wide, adj, mulhi gaumah night jasmine, n, than'diraiymaa natural, adj, gudhurathee nine, n, nuvaeh nature, n, qudhurath (fithurath), nineteen, n, navaara thabee-athu ninety, n, nuvadhiha naughty, adj, laaneiy ninth, adj, nuva vana nausea, n, boa-en'burun, no, n, un'hu, noon meynubaikurun, mey nubai noble, adj, maaiy nautilus (shell), n, naiboli noblemen, n, beyfulhun navel, n, foolhu nod, v, boa jehun navigator (of a sea-going trading noise, n, adu vessel), n, maalimee noisy, adj, adugadha navigator’s assistant, n, thakurubey non-flammable compressed gas, n, near, adj, gaa-iy hulhu nuhifaa gas near, adv, kairi noon, n, mendhuru neat, adj, saafu, thaahiru Norfolk island pine, n, thurravaas gas necessary, adj, muhimmu normal, adj, aadhaige neck, n, karu (bolaa hashigadaa normal sand piper, n, fin'dhana dhemedhu) north, n, uthuru necklace, n, karugiley, haaru (karugai north-east, n, honimma alhaa gahanaa) north-east monsoon, n, iruvai moosun necklace (wide), n, gilafathi north-eastern wind, n, iruvaa vai necklace of beads, n, minaafathi northward, adv, uthurah need, v, beynunvun nose, n, neyfaiy need, n, beynun not, adv, noon, nu needle, n, kashi (thun'du thoonukoh note, n, noatu hunna hima thakethi) note, v, noatu kurun needle (sewing), n, thinoas notice, n, iulaanu neem tree, n, hithi gas, maa hithi notice, v, faahagakurevun, negative, adj, dhekolhu faahagakurun neglect, v, alhaanulun notice (formal), n, dhennevumeh negro, n, baburu nought, n, sumeh neighbour, n, avatteriyaa noun, n, nan nest, n, haali novel, n, vaahaka foiy

43 now, adv, mihaaru nude, n, barahanaa, oriyaan number, v, gunun number, n, adhadhu (hisaabuge) numbers (even), n, hiri adhadhu numbers (odd), n, ona hiri adhadhu nurse, v, heyhankurun nurse, n, narus nurses (male, under Health Minister, not receiving regular payment), n, atthaarafinin nut (fruit), n, madhu (vakeege) nuts of the tropical almond, n, kanamadu nut (used with bolt), n, vasaru nut grass, n, gokkulhan'dhuru nutmeg, n, thakoovah nux vomica, n, than'bivah

44 oh my god!, maaiy kalaakoa, subuhaan-Allah Oo oil, n, theyo oil, v, theyo jehun okra (lady's finger), n, baamiyaa old (aged), adj, muskulhi, dhuvasvee oak, n, kashi burolhi old (not new), adj, baa (aakamuge oar, n, fali idhikolhu) oar pole, n, dhan'di (faleege) old age, n, muskulhi umuru oarblade, n, dhoo (faleege) oldenlandia biflora, n, bin magoo oarlock (rope), n, lhaan'bu (faleege) oleander, n, kaneeru oarlock (wooden), n, mekku olive, n, zaithooni oat, n, fitthi godhan olive ridley, n, vaavoshi oath, n, huvaa olive tree, n, zaithooni gas obedient, adj, kiyamantheri omelette, n, bisgan'du obey, v, kiyamanvun on (above), matheegai object, n, echchegge, echcheh once, adv, eh-faharu object, v, nuruhun faalhukurun once more, adv, adhi eh faharu objective, adj, tha-assubuneiy one, n, ekeh observatory, n, tharibalaage onion, n, fiyaa observe, v, faahagakurun, belun on-going, adj, vamundhaakan, (kameh, echcheh faruvaatheri kamaai­ hin’gamundhaakan eku), belehettun (kameh nuvatha only, adv, hama ekani echcheh faruvaatheri kamaai eku) open, adj, hulhuvaafai obstacle, n, huras (kameh viya open, v, hulhuvun nudhinumah alhaa) operate (machinery), v, hingun obtain, v, hoadhaigathun, haasilukurun (ingeenu fadha thakethi) (libun) operate (medical), v, opareyshankurun obvious, adj, haama-koh en'gifai operation (medical), n, opareyshan ocean, n, kan’du operculum, n, hitthan occasion, n, munaasabath opinion, n, rauyu, khiyaalu, fennagoiy occasionally, adv, baeh faharu, madhu­ (kamakaamedhu visnaagoiy) madhun opium poppy, n, afihun occupation, n, masakkaiy, vazeefaa opportunity, n, furusathu occupy, v, verivegathun (kamakah oppose, v, dhekolhuhedhun nuvatha thanakah), athulun (baaruge opposite, adj, idhikolhu beynun koggen), thaneh furun optic nerve, n, lolunaaru occur, v, kameh hin'gun, vun or, nuvatha ocean, n, bah'uru, maakan'du orange, n, naarin'gu, foniliboa octopus, n, boava (orengu) octopus design, n, boava elhi orange (colour), adj, orenju kula odd, adj, nugulhey orange-lined triggerfish, n, daiyfuku odd, adv, fura (ekaheri) rondu odour, n, vas orchard, n, meyvaa bageechaa offal, n, haamas order, v, amurukurun offer, v, dhinun (gaboolukurumah, order, n, amuru nukurumah nuvatha balailumah), order (arrange), v, tharutheebukurun hushahelhun ordinary, adj, aadhaige office, n, ofees organic peroxide, n, faseyhain official, adj, rasmee hulhuifaa offspring, n, dhari organisation, n, jam-iyyaa often, adv, ginain, aadhavegen organise, v, reyvun (hama akah elhuvun)

45 orient, n, irumatheege oriental sweetlips (fish), n, kan’du guruwa original, adj, aslu ostrich, n, ginikaa maadhooni other, adj, aneiy, ehen ouch!, v, addhoai! ounce, n, aunsu our, adj, aharumenge out, adv, beyrah outside, adv, beyru outstanding, adj, hovaalevey, faahagakollevey oval, n,adj, kukulhubisburu ovary, n, bisrava oven, n, fihaa un'dhun over there, adv, ethan overcast, adj, bana ow! (exclamation expressing intense pain), addhoa-y! owe, v, dheynjehun owl, n, bakamoonu own, v, milkuvun ox, n, gongan'du geri oxidising agent, n, vai vanumun halaakukuraa oyster, n, ithaa

46 parrot, n, guraa parrotfish, n, lan'daa Pp part, v, vakikurun, baikurun part, n, bai (ba-eh) participate, v, baiverikurun, baiverivun pack, v, bandhukurun (echchekah lai) particular, adj, vaki khaassa padlock, n, eluvaathalhu partition, v, baikurun (biggan'du page, n, safhaa, safuhaa (faiyfuh) jehun) pain, n, rihun, veyn, thadhu partner (business), n, baiveriyaa (hashigadah vaa) (viyfaari kankamuge) pain, v, thadhuvun (veynlibun) party, n, paatee paint, v, dhavaadhulun pass (a point of reference), v, paint, n, dhavaadhu fasdheedhiun paint (coat with paint), v, pass (after compliance check), v, dhavaadhulun faaskurun painted spurge, n, kuriraiyvaa pass (bills and laws in parliament), v, painted sweetlips (fish), n, galu faaskurun (bilu, qaannonu majlisun) guruwa pass (in an examination or permit), pair, n, joadu n, faas (imthih'aanun vaa, nuvatha palace, n, gan'duvaru khaassa huddha eh) palace (built underground), n, pass (in an examination), v, faasvun valhugan’duvaru (imthih'aan fadha kamakun) palace tower, n, mathige passenger, n, dhathuruveriyaa palanquin, n, dholhidhaan passionfruit, n, jumhooreemeyvaa pale, adj, fan'du past, v, maazeevun, faaithuvun palm, n, aiythilaigehudhuhan past, n, maazee, vedhiyathan palm, n, ruh past (distant), n, ihuge palm frond (young, unopened), n, past, adj, kureege, veythuvedhiya bonthi past tense, n, nimunukan palm sap, n, raa (ruku) paste (made from burnt and ground palm syrup, n, raa hiyani funa and kan’dhu seeds, and used to palmyra palm, n, thaaruh waterproof caulking), n, madhan pan-baked (food), n, boakibaa dheli pandanus, n, maakashikeyo, paternal, adj, bappa faraathuge maakeyvah path, n, magu pandanus flowers, n, kashimaa patience, n, keiy pandanus zeylanicus, n, boakeyo patient, n, balimeehaa panther, n, kalhu-mini kaavagu patient, adj, keiytheri pants (hanging just below knees and patient, v, keiytherikan worn by men), n, ran’gavaalhu pause, v, madujassaalun papaya, n, falhoa pause, n, madukuraa madukurun paper, n, karudhaas pause, v, madukurun paprika, n, rihamirus pavement, n, dhuvaaru parachute, n, vaikuda paw, n, moggan'du parcel, n, paarusal pay, n, musaara pardon, n, ma-aafu pay, v, adhaakurun pardon, v, ma-aafukurun peace, n, sul-ha parents, n, mainbafain peacock, n, saamaraa dhooni park, n, paaku peacock flower, n, fathan'gumaa park, v, paaku kurun peacock hind (fish), n, mas faana parrel (used to adjust yard height on peak, n, kunnu mast), n, saamoaru peanuts, n, badhan

47 pear, n, naaspathee person who praises himself/herself, pearl, n, muiy (ithaage), muthee n, akayambo pearl millet, n, baadhiree personal, adj, amilla (zaathee) peas, n, fehi-oh personality, n, shakhusiyyathu peasants, n, razeelun perspire, v, dhaahillun pedal, n, fiyavalhu gan'du (baiskaluge) pharmacy, n, beys fihaara peel, v, nolhun (thoshi) philosophy, n, falsafaa pelican, n, girun'baa dhooni photograph, n, fotoa pellitory root anacyclus pyrethrum, n, photograph, v, fotoanegun akarakara phrase, n, ginabas pen, n, galan phyllanathus niruri, n, kaalhulun'boa penal, adj, ugoobaathu, uqoobaathu phyllanthus debilis, n, meyyalun'boa pencil, n, fansuru physical education, n, hashigan'duge peon (office attendant), n, piyoanu tharubiyyathu peon (of the court, also does piano, n, piaanoa flogging), n, dheyvaani pick, v, hovun, negun people, n, meehun, meesthakun pick (choice), n, negun people who later have the same pickles, n, asaara official positions, n, fahuthibeen picnic, v, hichchah dhiun pepper, n, aseymirus picture, v, thasveeru kurehun peppermint, n, fefurument picture, n, thasveeru peppers, n, bodu mirus piece, n, ethikolhu perfect, adj, furihama pierce, v, thorufun (hurihaagothakun) pig, n, ooru perfectly cut angles and edges pig weed, n, gedha (carpentry), n, ulhaahah nudhamaa pigeon, n, kotharu perform, v, dhekkun (thamseelun, pigeon pea, n, mugu tholhi harakaathun) pile, n, funi performing dance while in trance pile, v, funijehun and self-wounding with cuts from a pill, n, beys gulha sharp instrument, v, vajidhuvun pillar, n, than'bu perfume, n, athar, sentu, huvan’dhu pillow, n, baalees perfume (famous traditional), n, pillow case, n, baaleehu ura bokaru pimple, n, oshaalha perhaps, adv, fahareggai pin, v, afunoas kashi jehun period, n, vaguthu, dhuvasvaru pin, n, afunoas kashi period (historical time), n, zamaan pinch, v, vikun period of time, n, dhuvaskolhu pineapple, n, alanaasi periodically, adv, dheythere pink, adj, fiyaathoshi kula dheythereyn pink roses, n, fiyaathoshi finifenmaa periwinkle, n, malikuruvaa pious, adj, keerithi, vara-a-verikan permanently, adv, dhaaimee pipal tree, n, boi permission, n, huddha pipe, n, holhi permission to marry (until pipe (used for smoking), n, menopause, all single Maldive kashigan'du (dhunboan gengulhey) women require marriage approval pirate, v, feyrun by a male guardian related to the piss (obscenity), n, goru woman’s father), n, valee pistachio nut, n, pisthaa badhan permit, v, huddhadhinun pistol, n, fisthoala permit, n, huddha pity, n, rahum perpetually, adv, abadhah pity, v, rahumkurun persist, v, dhemihurun place, n, than person, n, meehaa place, v, beyvvun, behettun, lun

48 place of the Day of Judgement, n, point, v, ishaaraaiykurun, dhekkun, mahusharu igili dikkurun plain, adj, aadhaige poison, n, viha, zaharu plait, v, gethun (isthashigan'du fadha poison, v, vihalun thakethi) poison gas, n, viha geys plan, n, masroou poisonous, adj, viha plan, v, pleynkurun, reyvun pole, n, dhan'di plane, v, rondhaalun pole (propelling small seacraft), n, rih plane (aeroplane), n, mathindhaa boat pole and sling used to carry heavy plane (carpentry tool), n, rondhaa loads, n, thandiyaa planet, n, thari pole bucket (for a well), n, dhaani plank, n, filaa (fathikoh hunna lakudi) policeman, n, fulus meehaa planks (of a ship), n, madoo policemen, n, sifain plant, v, indhun (gas-gahaagehi) policy, n, siyaasathu plant, n, gas (kuda, kudhi gas) polite, adj, adhabuveri plantain, n, faiykeyo political, adj, siyaasee plate, n, thashi politics, n, siyaasathu platform, n, isteyju, ashi polyscias belfouniana, n, platter used for communal eating, n, farudhaabageechaa yaaseenthashi pomegranate, n, annaaru play, n, thamseelu pomelo, n, banbulhabos play, v, kulhun pond, n, fengan'du play (dramatic piece for the stage), n, pond apple, n, kalhuhutthumeyvaa duraamaa, thamseelu pool (man-made), n, vevu play music, v, miuzik kulhun poor, adj, fageeru play tug-of-war game, v, vaadhemun poppy seed, n, kaskasaa playground, n, boalha dhan'du, kulhey popular, adj, maqboolu dhan'du population, n, aabaadhee plea, n, aadheys porcupine, n, mugoshi-meedhaa plead, v, aadheyskurun pork, n, oorumas pleasant, adj, hiygaimu, ufaaveri, port, n, ban'dharu faagathi porter, n, foshi-thanmathi uflaa please, v, hiyhama jessun meehaa please, n, hiy-ruheynama Portugal, n, fushethikaalu pleasure, n, hiy-faseyha, ufaa Portuguese, adj, fushethikeysi plectranthus zeylanicus, n, kothan portulaca quadrifida, n, makunufilaa Pleiades (group of stars in Taurus), position, n, dharaja n, kethi position (in society or employment), plenty, n, baivaru n, maqaamu, magaamu plough, v, fasgan'dujehun (fasgan'du possess, v, milkukurun hedhun) possession, n, milku pluck, v, ufurun possibility, n, ekasheegenvun (kameh plumber, n, fenvairukuraameeha vumumah) plumb line, n, olan’bu post, v, postukurun plywood, n, flaivud, furaarufilaa post, n, maqaamu pocket, v, jeebah-lun postman, n, sitee bahaa meehaa pocket, n, jeebu postpone, v, faskurun poem, n, lhen pot (round, for water), n, ban'diyaa poet, n, lhen veriyaa pot (cylindrical, terracotta), n, gulhi poetic, adj, bereki pot (earthenware cooking vessel), n, poetry, n, lhenverikan thavaa poetry (ancient Dhivehi style), n, kaa pot (metal cooking vessel), n, theli (kaa-bandhi, bandhi)

49 pot pata aerva lanata, n, prevent, v, huras-elhun, viya-nudhinun hudhuhuiyppilaa (kameh) potato, n, aluvi price, n, agu pound, n, raathaa price, v, agukurun pour, v, ohun, elhun (dhiyaa echcheh prickly chaff flower, n, kashihen'boo ehen echchakah), ossun pride, n, fakhuru, sharafu powder, v, mugurun (himunkurun) priest, n, raahibu, dhannameehaa, powder, n, fuh (himunkun'di) faadhiree powderblue surgeonfish, n, noo libaas Prime Minister, n, bodu vazeeru, power, n, baaru han’dheygiri practical, adj, vedhaane prince, n, rasdharikalun, kalaminja, practice, n, faritha rasgefaanuge dharikalun, manippulhu practise, v, farithakurun prince of orange (plant), n, praise, n, thaareef keeranmaa praise, v, thaareefukurun principal, adj, is, muhimmu prawn, n, din'gaa principal, n, naaziru pray, v, dhuaakurun (namaadhukurun) principle, n, usoolu prayer, n, dhuaa, namaadhu print, n, chaapu prayer (late evening), n, ishaa print, v, chaapukurun namaadhu pringle (metal attachment at the prayer (to the ocean), n, bahuru edge of a sail), n, riyalu hah prayer (said during the last part of prison, n, hurage, jalu the dawn prayer to restore overnight prisoner, n, jalugai vaa kuh-veriyaa damage inflicted by the Dajjal to the private, adj, amilla copper wall at the end of the earth), privilege, n, inaayaiy, sharafu n, gunoothu prize, n, inaamu prayer leader (in the past, officially probable, adj, lafaakurevey appointed to lead the prayers at the probably, adv, ekasheegenvaa royal mosque in Male’), n, malin gothugai, lafaakurevey gothugai preach, n, waul'u bunun problem, n, udhagoo, massala precipitation, n, feydhun proboscis, n, hon'du prefer, v, iskandhinun procedure, n, usoolu pregnant, adj, maaban'du produce, v, ufeddhun premier, adj, ras produce tax (paid as produce), n, premna obtusifolia, n, ginaveli, vaaru thakethi dhakan'dhaa product, n, ufaddhaa thakethi preparation, n, thayyaaru thah production, n, ufeddhuntherikan prepare, v, thayyaarukurun, hadhiyaa profit, v, faidhaavun present, v, hushahelhun, hadhiyaa profit, n, faidhaa kurun program, v, prograam kurun present (bring forward), v, program, n, prograam genesdhinun progress, v, kuriah-dhiun presently, adv, mihaaru prohibit, v, manaakurun preserve, v, rakkaakurun prohibited in Islam, adj, munkaraaiy (halaakunuvaaney gothakah), promise, n, vaudhu dhemehettun (gellumeh nuvaa goiy promise, v, vaudhuvun hedhun) promise (oath), n, ahudhu President, n, raees pronoun, n, badhalu nan press, v, obun propeller tree, n, varukan'dhu pressure, n, obun, fitthun (kamakah propitiate an ocean deity with a edhi) blood sacrifice, v, bahuru kiyevun pressure, v, baaruboduvun proposal, n, hushahelhun pretty, adj, reethi, nala proposal (idea), n, iguthiraahu

50 propose, v, hushahelhun put in, v, veddhun prosperity, n, thiyaagikan put off, v, faskurun protect, v, himaayaiykurun, put out (a fire or light), v, nivvun rakkaatherikurun putty, n, futuni, madhan protection (by guarding), n, puzzle, n, araiy faaraverikan protest, n, nuruhun protest, v, nuruhun faalhukurun proud, adj, bodaa, kiburuveri, fakhuruveri proud (arrogant), adj, foni (bodaa) prove, v, heki dhekkun, saabithukurun proverb, n, harubas public, adj, aammu public, n, aammun public notice, n, faiythoora hingun public safety, n, aman-aammu public works, n, hakuraa publish, v, shaaiu’kurun puffing and grunting under heavy load, v, gisgislamun pull, v, dhemun pulley, n, kappi pulse, n, vindhu pummelo, n, banbulhabos pump, n, gunbaa (pampu), bumbaa pump (air), v, gunbaajehun pumpkin, n, baraboa punish, v, adhabudhinun punished (receiving punishment), v, adhabulibun punishment, n, adhabu Punishment Book (official NSS book, used until 1988, detailing extra­ judicial punishments including torture and death), n, adhabu foiy pupil, n, dharivaru, kiyavaa kudin pupil (eye), n, kalhi pupil (eye), n, koi (loluge kalhu kalheege) purchase, v, gathun (ageh dheefai) pure, adj, khaalee, thaahiru, thoahiru purging croton, n, jamalu kotaa purple, adj, dhan'bu kula purple wreath, n, en'bureymaa purpose, n, beynun purse, n, aiydhabas purslane, n, reen'dhoofilaa push, v, koppun pussy tail (plant), n, bulhaanigoo put, v, beyvvun, lun put food somewhere to cool, v, hihulu-elhun

51 Qq quadrangle, n, hathareskan quadrants, n, goidhuruvaan quadruple, n, hatharuguna quake, v, heluvun (dhefaraathah) quality, n, fenvaru quantity, n, adhadhu, minvaru quarantine, n, karanteenu quarrel, n, araarun quarrel, v, araarunvun quarry (hunting), n, shikaara quarter, n, hatharu bai kulha ebbai quash, v, manaakurun, fisvun quay, n, faalan queen, n, raanee queen of the night (plant), n, husnuheenaa question, n, suvaalu question, v, suvaalukurun quick, adj, avas quickly, adv, avahah quiet, adj, hamahimeyn, madumaithiri quietly, adv, adumadukoh, madu madun, madun (adumadukoh) quilt, n, kafa rajaa quince, n, beydhanaa quite, adj, mulhin

52 rat, n, meedhaa rattan cane, n, ettheyo Rr rattle, n, bolirava rattle, v, thelhuvun raw, adj, roa ray, n, dhoadhi rabbit, n, musalhu razor blade, n, reyzaruthila race, v, reysjehun reach, n, foaraa foarun race (competition), n, reys reach, v, foarun race (competition), n, mubaaraaiy reach (arrive), v, vaasiluvun race (human division), n, dharikolhu read, v, kiyun rack, n, haru (thashi fadha thakethi ready, adj, thayyaaru bahattaa) real, adj, aslu, hageegee radiant, adj, ujaalaa realise, v, en'gun, visnun radio, n, reydioa reality, n, hageegaiy radioactive, adj, gellun dhey dhoadhi really!, rangalhah! radish, n, mulhaa (raiy) rear, n, fahaiy, furagas raft, n, kan'dhufathi reason, n, sababu rafter, n, thona (geyge furaalhu gai reason (for doing something), n, alhaa) kamaku rag, n, baafothi reason, v, sababu dhekkun rage, n, gadha rulhi receive, v, libun railing (of an odi), n, fadi (odige) recent, adj, fahuge railroad, n, rail dhagan'du recently, adv, maa dhuru noon, rain, v, vaarey vehun dhaadhi fahun rain, n, vaarey recognise, v, balaigathun, faahagavun, rain (during northeast monsoon), n, faahagakurevun karamathi recommend, v, hushahelhun (nuvatha rain gauge, n, vaarey mini lafaadhinun) rain shower, n, keri record, v, rikoadukurun rain tree, n, reethigas record (vinyl recording), n, lava holhi rainbow, n, vissaara dhuni recover (from an illness), v, rainbow runner, n, maaniyaamas faseyhavun (balimadukamakun), raincoat, n, vissaara koat gadhavun rainy, adj, vissaara rectangle, n, dhiguaka raise, v, ufulun, machchah eruvun red, adj, raiy (kolhah-jehun, kolhah-thedhuvun) Red Cross (international raise, n, ufulaa ufulun organisation), n, hilaalu ahumar raised band on woven material, n, red lionfish, n, fanhaa mas gonkaashi red mullet, n, kalhuoh raisins, n, hiki meybiskadhuru red oxide compound, n, kadi rake, n, mashandhathi red precious stone, n, dhireylaal Ramadan, n, roadha mas red snapper (L. bohar), n, raiymas rambutan, n, ranbusthaanu red snapper (L. gibbus), n, ginimas rampe, n, raanbaa gas redtail butterflyfish, n, dhon bibi rancid, adj, karu (theyo fadha thakethi red-toothed triggerfish, n, vaalan nubaivun) rondu rank, n, dharaja reduce, v, kudakurun, madhukurun rapid, adv, avahah reed, n, hai (kunaa viyan beynun rare, adj, madhu-madhun, thadhu kuraa) (libun dhathi) reef, n, faru rarely, adv, haalu-haalun, madhu­ reef (submerged deep in lagoon), n, madhun haa (hau)

53 reef flounder, n, filoamadi request, n, edhey edhun reef side of dhoani, n, galufaraaiy request, v, edhun reform, n, islaahu require, v, beynunvun refresh, v, thaazaa velun rescue, v, salaamaiykurun refrigerator, n, ais-alamaari resolution, n, qaraaru regency council, n, valee comitee resolution (to do something), n, azum region, n, sarahaddhu, hisaabugan'du respect, n, hurumaiy regret, n, hithaama respect, v, hurumaiytheri koh hithun, regret, v, dheravun, hithaamakurun ihuthiraamkurun, kamana regular, adj, aadhakoh responsibility, n, zimmaa reign, n, raskan responsible, adj, zimmaadhaaru rein, n, lagan rest, n, araamu reindeer, n, dhalhufeeni fullaa rest, v, araamukurun reject, v, gaboolunukurun rest (remaining part or parts), n, related (to), adj, thimaage, gaa-iy baakee, dhenhuri relative, n, gulhifaivaa gulhun, result, n, natheejaa thimaage meehaa return, v, en'buri-aun relative humidity, n, vaige reveal, v, faalhukurun, haamakurun theiykamuge nisbaiy reward, n, jazaa, inaamu relatives, n, thimaage meehun reward, v, inaamudhinun relaxation, v, hashi himeynkan rhinoceros, n, arunu release, v, dhookollun rhythm (music), n, hama (miuzikuge) releasing a thing’s auspicious rib, n, arikasheege kashi spiritual power using fanditha, v, ni­ ribbed luffa (plant), n, fijjehi thoraa ulhun kurun ribbon, n, riban reliability, n, ithubaaru ribs (of dhoani), n, vuduva reliable, adj, mu-uthabaru rice (cooked), n, baiy relief, n, lui, ehee (dhathi, udhgoo rice (raw), n, han'doo nuvatha veydhenevi kamakun libey lui) rice (sweet, sticky), n, bon'dibaiy religion, n, dheen rice cooked in ghee, coconut oil, religious doctrine (Islamic), n, figuhu coconut milk, cumin and onion, n, religious meeting where people sing kaliyaabirinji hymns and praises to God, n, zikuru rice gruel (savoury or sweet), n, baiy­ rely, v, baroasaa ppen remain, v, dhemihurun rich, adj, mussan'dhi remember, v, han'dhaankurun rich people, n, mussan'dhin remind, v, han'dhaankoh-dhinun ride (in a car), v, kaaru dhuvvan, remnant, n, baakee kaaru dhuvvaa dhuvvun remora (fish), n, attamas ridged pepper, n, githeyo mirus remove, v, dhurukurun, vakikurun right (correct), adj, ran'galhu rent, n, kuli, kiriyyaa right-hand, n, kanaaiy repair, v, maraamaathu kurun righteous, adj, dharumavantha repeat, v, fakkurun, thakuraarukurun ring (jewellery), n, angoti repent, v, thaubaavun ring (phone someone), v, foanukurun reply, v, javaabudhinun ring-hook, n, arugoala reply, n, javaabu ripe, adj, dhon (meyvaa), fakkaa report, v, repoatukurun (meyvaa fadhathakethi dhonve) report, n, repoatu ripples (made by fish), n, mahi (mas reporter, n, muraasilu ainuge) represent, v, thamseelukurun rise, v, erun (thirin machachah), reprimand, n, inzaaru (rasmee) thedhuvun republic, n, jumhooriyyaa rise (of the sun, moon, stars), v, republic day, n, jumhooree dhuvas udhavun

54 ritual knife with handle made of performs similar duties on spermwhale tooth and used for coronation day, n, aboonaa fanditha magic, n, masdhaiy-fiyohi royal father, n, bappaafulhu river, n, koaru royal presence, n, hiriyaafaathura road, n, magu royal regiments (six), n, havaru roast, v, hanaakurun royal seal, n, katthiri mudhi rob, v, vakkankurun royal umbrella, n, haiykolhu, isfaalha robber, n, vagu rub, v, un'gulhun robe, n, libaas rubber, n, rabaru rock, n, hila rubber plant, n, rabaru gas rock, v, heluvun rudder, v, hungaanu rogue, n, vagu rudder fish, n, kirulhiyamas roll, v, furolhun ruella ringens, n, nithubadi roll, n, roalu rug, n, dhoola romantic (poetry), adj, bereki rug (large, made of smoothly woven roof, n, furaalhu coir), n, medhuri room, n, kotari ruin, v, halaaku kurun rooster, n, haa (kukulhuge firihen (veeraanaakurun) jinsu) ruin, n, halaaku root, n, moo rule, n, gawaaidhu rope, n, roanu, vaa (nuvatha maaru), rule, v, verikankurun vau rule (a line), v, ron'gudhemun rope used to measure firewood. ruler (stationery), n, fathigan'du Made out of thick rope with two rumour, n, oalavaahaka knots indicating the length: a run, v, dhuvun circumference of approximately two run, n, dhuvun feet, n, maaru rungs, n, kaali rose, n, finifenmaa rural, adj, rah-fushu rose apple, n, janbu rush, n, avas rose of Jericho (plant), n, mariyan rush, v, avaskurun maa rushgrass, n, buru roseate tern, n, valla rust, v, dhabarujehun rot, v, feevun (kunivun) rust, n, dhabaru rotten, adj, fee (kunive halaakuvefai), kuni (filun'dhuve kunivun) rough, adj, raalhu (kuraki) round, adj, vah row, v, falijehun row, n, safu (nuvatha bari), bari (athuraafai hunna) rowboat (larger than korali, sometimes with sail), n, bokkuraa rowboat (small, powered by hand­ held single oar), n, korali royal, adj, raskamuge, shaahee, rasmathi, ras, kalamidhi, raadha royal angelfish, n, kula kokaa royal bathroom/toilet, n, avahaara gan’duvaru royal cleric (Islamic), n, kiyeveni royal commodore, n, meerubaharu royal official who reads the coronation proclamation and

55 sarong, n, mundu sash, n, nihaali Ss satellite, n, setelait satin wood tree, n, kaamineepool satisfy, v, fudheyvaruvun, hiyhamajehun, fudhun sabre squirrelfish, n, raiverimas Saturday, n, honihiru sack, n, goani, basthaa saucer, n, wathuthashi sacred, adj, mugaddhas Saunder’s little tern, n, bon’dhu sacred basil, n, kukulhu faiypilaa dhooni sad, adj, molhi, molhiveri savage, adj, jaahilu (hithaamaveri), dheravefai save, v, rakkaakurun saddle, n, asdhaanugon'di saw, v, keehun safe, adj, rakkaatheri saw, n, kees safety, n, rakkaa sawfish, n, kees miyaru saffron, n, kukun say, v, bunun sago, n, saagu saying, n, bunaa bunun sail, v, kan'du dhathurukurun scab, n, kuramagaali sail, n, riyaa scabies, n, kas sailfin tang fish, n, dhunfaiy mas scad (fish), n, rimmas sailfish, n, fangadu hibaru scald, v, fihun sailing ship (large, with multiple scale, n, thulhu masts), n, nau scale (used by jewellers), n, tharaadhu saint, n, valeeveriyaa scale (used for heavy loads), n, katta salad, n, seladu, satani scale (used in shops), n, thilafaiy salaitree, n, gan'dhuraha scalloped hammerhead, n, salary, n, musaara kalhigan’du miyaru sale, n, vikkun scar, n, lakunu salep orchid, n, saalaamisree scarce, adj, madhu-madhun, thadhu saliva, n, kulhu (libun dhathi) salt, n, lonu scare, v, birugannavaalun, birugathun salt and chilli paste, n, lonumirus scarf, n, bodu rumaa, skaafu salutation (used by attendants scarf (traditional Maldive style, entering royal palace), n, avahaara worn by men and women), n, rumaa same, n, ekkahala, eggoiy scatter, v, buruvun sample, n, namoonaa scene, n, manzaru sanctity, n, karaamaiy scheme, n, reyvun (kameh) sand, n, fas, veli scholars, n, ilmuverin sand plover (small), n, fin'dhana school, n, iskoalu, madharusaa sand spit, n, thun'di schooner, n, naa sandal, n, maruvalhi scientific, adj, sainsuge sandal wood, n, huvan'dhu kelaa, scissors, n, kathuru kelaa scold, v, bevun, echchehigovun sandbank, n, finolhu scoop (for baitfish), n, en-vashi sandbank (with vegetation), n, scorpion, n, nagulandhaashi finolhu scratch, v, kehun sandbar, n, finolhu scrawled butterflyfish, n, dhon bibi sandpaper, n, hila karudhaas scream, n, halhey sandwich, n, seyndvich scream, v, halheylun sandworm, n, huivani screw, n, iskuru sane, adj, buddhi hama screw pine, n, maakashikeyo, sapodilla plum, n, sabudheli maakeyvah sappan wood, n, beys fathan'gu scrub, v, un'gulhun (saafukumah takai)

56 scum (dirt or person), n, kuramagaali sentence, n, jumla (maana furihamavaa sea, n, moodhu, kan’du ibaaraatheh), niyaa sea bream, n, filolhu sentence structure, n, ibaaraaiy sea coconut, n, thaavah kaashi separate, v, vakikurun (dhurukurun) sea current (strong), n, kan'du-oi separate, adj, vaki (ekaheri) sea goldie fish, n, kashikeyo mas separately, adv, vakikoh, vakikoffai, sea hibiscus, n, dhiggaa vakin sea horse, n, asmas serious, adj, abui, seerius sea lemon, n, an'buvah, en'boo serpent, n, harufa sea lettuce, n, magoo, gera servant, n, khaadhim, noakaru sea purslane, n, maaddhaa (echcheh servant (of royalty), n, hineveni ufedhumuge aslu) serve, v, khidhumaiykurun sea side of dhoani, n, masfaraaiy service, n, khidhumaiy sea trumpet, n, kaani sesame, n, thileyo sea vetch tree, n, haalhala sesbanis, n, feerumuran'ga seagull, n, gaadhooni set, n, set seal, v, sikkajehun, bandhukurun (sitee, set, v, ethurun (vaki kamakah paarusal fadha thakethi, ura, foshi) echchehi, thaneh, meehun seal (marine mammal), n, seelu hamajessun), hamajessun seal (stamping device), n, sikka, (vakigothakah) mudhi settle, v, vazanverivun, hamajehun search, v, hoadhun (echcheh feneythoa seven, n, hatheh belun) seventeen, n, sathaara seashore lily, n, kan'dholhu, maaiy­ seventh, adj, haiy vana koh hithun seventy, n, haiydhiha season, n, moosun seventy-two (trad.), n, faanhithi seat, n, gon'di, isheenna than sew, v, fehun (thinoahaai rodhi seat (for public use at beach), n, beynunkoggen) holhu-ashi sewerage pipe, n, narudhamaa second, adj, dhevana sewing machine, n, fahaa foshi secret, n, sirru sex (gender), n, jinsu secret, adj, sirru sextant, n, filaa (maalimeege) secretary, n, sekettary shade, n, hiyaa section, n, bai shadow, n, hiyani security guard, n, foari maraa meehaa, shadowfin soldierfish, n, loabodu faaraveriyaa bureki see, v, fenun (lolun), dhushun, fenun shake, v, heluvun seed, n, oh shallow, adj, thila seek, v, hoadhun (echcheh feneythoa shallow sea area just inside the belun) western entrance to Malé harbour, n, seize, v, athulaigathun Maathila seldom, adv, madhu-madhun shalwar, n, haruvaalhu select, v, hovun shame, n, ladhu self, n, nafusu shape, n, sifa (battan), battan selfish, adj, amilla edhun bodu, shape, v, sifagenaun, battankurun dhahivethi share, n, bai, hissaa sell, v, vikkun share, v, baibayah behun (bayaku semi-ripe, adj, haruvaru meehunge medhugai echcheh), send, v, fonuvun hissaakurun sender, n, fonuvaa meehaa share (certificate), n, hissaa sense, v, ihusaasvun share holder, n, hissaa dhaaru sensibility, n, ihusaas shark, n, miyaru sensitive plant, n, ladhu gas shark fishing, v, maake-ulhukan

57 sharp, adj, thoonu shy, adj, ladhuvethi sharpen, v, thoonukurun sick, adj, bali shave, v, thun'bulhibeylun, sickle pod, n, vatthiyara isthashibeylun sickness (among aristocracy), n, she, n, ekan'buleyge, eynaa, eyna aalaaskanfulhu (anhen) side, n, faraaiy shed, n, ban'daha side of the face, n, kankashi sheen, n, ofu sidestay rope (on boat), n, hanjaa sheep, n, kanbalhi bakari sidewalk, n, dhuvaaru sheet, n, gan'du (fathikho fulahaakoh sieve, n, fureyni hunna karudhaas, fothi fadhathakethi), sign, n, nishaan sheetu sign, v, soikurun sheet (covering coffin), n, dhonamathi sign (signature), n, soi sheet metal, n, dhafaiy signal, n, signal shelf, n, foiy harugan'du signal, v, signalkurun shell, v, thoshi nettun signal for help, n, hanjehun shell, n, boli, rin'dhali signature, n, soi shelter, n, hiyaavahi silence, n, hama himeynkan shepherd, n, huihappaa meehaa silence, v, adumadukurun shield, n, addana silent, adj, himeyn shine, v, ofu-eruvun, vidhun silk, n, fashui (ofuvegen) silly, adj, moya shine, n, vidhaa vidhun, bebulhun silver, n, rihi ship, n, aagu boatu, naa, boatu silver belly fish, n, uniya shirt, n, gamees silver bush, n, fusthulhaa shit (obscenity), n, gui silver covered thread, n, kasabu shock, v, shoku jehun silver thread, n, baadhalaa shock, n, shoku silvertip shark, n, kattafulhi miyaru shoe, n, faivaan silvery fish, n, beyngu shoot (a goal in sport), v, lan'du jehun similar, adj, eggoiy, effadha shoot (with a gun), v, badijehun simple, adj, aadhaige shop, v, bazaarukurun sin, n, faafa shop, n, fihaara sin, v, faafakurun shopkeeper, n, seytu since, ehenveemaa shore, n, athirimathi, asseyri, sincere, adj, ikhlaastheri, thedhuveri gon'dudhoh sinful, adj, faahish short, adj, kuru sing, v, lavakiyun shorts, n, soatu, kuru haruvaalhu singer, n, lava kiyaa meehaa shoulder, n, baimathi, kon'du single, n, ekaheri, ekeh shout, n, halhey single (unmarried), adj, hus-hashibai shout, v, halheylun (adugadhakurun) singlet, n, kon'duken'di show, v, dhekkun sink, v, adiyah-dhiun show, n, dhakkaa dhekkun sink, n, sinku shower (bathroom), n, maagan'du, sink (boat at sea), v, herun (odifaharu) shavaru sister (older), n, dhattha shower (wash one's body), v, sister (younger), n, kokko (anhen) fenverun sister-in-law, n, fahari shower (water device in bathrooms), sit, v, isheenun n, fenvaraa maagan'du situation, n, haalath shrew, n, hikan'dhi six, n, haeh shrimp, n, din'gaa sixbar wrasse, n, kaashi hikaa shrink, v, kuruvun (dhigumin univun) sixteen, n, soalha shut, v, leppun sixth, adj, havana

58 sixty, n, fasdholhas smooth cucumber, n, vihakekuri size, n, saizu snack (dried), n, hiki kaanaa skeleton, n, insaanaage kashigan'du snack (savoury), n, kulhi hedhikaa skid, v, kassaalun snack (sweet), n, foni hedhikaa skilful, adj, hunaruveri, molhu snacks, n, hedhikaa skill, n, hunaru snail, n, finihah skin, v, handhemun snake, n, harufa skin, n, han snake (Maldive), n, nannugathi skipjack tuna, n, kalhubilamas, snake gourd, n, chichandaa godhaa snatch (things or leadership), v, skirt, n, skaat firukaigathun skirt (black), n, kan'diki sneeze, n, kin'bihi skull, n, boluge naashigan'du sneeze, v, kin'bihi elhun sky, n, udu snob, n, bodaa meehaa skyscraper, n, us-imaaraaiy snore, v, guguridhemun slander, v, aburaabehun snow, v, sunoa feybun slate, n, viya filaagan'du snow, n, sunoa slave, n, alhu so, veemaa slave woman (concubine), n, jaariyaa soak, v, foavun sledge, n, asgaadiyaa soap, n, saiboani sleep, n, nidhi soap, v, saiboanilun sleep, v, nidhun soapnut tree, n, saiboanigas sleepy, adj, nidhi-aun sob, v, gislun slender grouper, n, boalha jehi faana social, adj, ijuthimaaee slice, n, fothi (thunikoh kafaafaivaa) society, n, mujthamau slice, v, fothikurun socks, n, istaakeenu slightly, adv, kudakoh soft, adj, madu (haruge idhikolhu) slim, adj, loolhaafathi soft (previously crispy), adj, vaka slip, v, kassaalun softwood tree (similar leaf to sloop, n, silufu tangjong tree), n, kudhehi sloop (old Dhivehi word), n, silumbu soil, n, veli, fas (bimuge) slope, n, kathi solder, v, beddhun (virikekey slow, adj, las maudhaneh beynun kohgen) slow (stupid), adj, an’dholhu soldierfish, n, raiverimas small, adj, kuda (boduge idhikolhu) solicitor, n, vakeelu small caltops, n, kashi goan'bili solid, n, haruthakethi small deck (near the prow), n, malu solidarity, n, ebbai-vantha small fishing boat, n, bokkuraa some, baeh smallpox, n, kashividhuri some how, adv, komme-akas, smash, v, fun'dufun'dukurun kommegothakunves smear, v, un'gulhun some more, n, thankolheh ginain smear, v, heykun (un'gulhun) someone, n, kommeves meeheh smell, v, vasbelun, vasdhuvun, somebody, n, kommeves meeheh vasgathun something, n, kommeves echcheh smell, n, vas sometimes, baeh faharah smelly, adj, vas gadha sometimes, adv, baeh faharu smile, v, heen'lun, hinithunvun somewhere, adv, kommeves thaaku smile, n, hinithun son, n, firihen dharifulhu smithery, n, thilafihi song, n, lava smoke, n, dhun songs (satirical), n, farihi smoke, v, dhunjehun, dhunbuin, dhun songs (sung by seawall menders), n, eruvun gaa-odi lava smooth, adj, omaan

59 songs (sung during manual work), n, spill, v, bandunvun anbaa spinach, n, boaveli soon, adv, avahah spine, n, maikashi soot, n, gedhabulhi spiny dogfish, n, kashi miyaru sooty tern, n, beyndu spiny lobster, n, ihi sorcery, n, haahoora, fanditha spirit, n, roohu sorcerers, n, kanverin spirit of a dead ancestor, n, sorghum, n, dhonalha mulhadhevi sorrow, n, hithaama spit, v, kulhujehun sorry, adj, hithaamahuri spoil, v, halaakuvun, halaakurun, sort, v, hamajessun (echchethithakeh, hadikurun (echche nuvatha kameh kameh vaki gothakah) halaakukurun) soul, n, furaana, roohu, nafusu spoilt, adj, nubaivefaa, halaakuvefaa sound, n, adu sponge gourd, n, thoraa sound, adj, ran'galhu spontaneously combustible, adj, soup, n, suruvaa amilla-ah hulhuhifaa sour, adj, huiy raha spoon, n, samusaa sour orange, n, naarin'gu sport, n, kulhivaru sour orange, n, hithi naarin'gu spotted eagle ray, n, vaifiya madi soursop, n, anoanaa spotted unicorn fish, n, thumbi south, n, dhekunu sprain, v, naaruerun, thadhuerun Southern Cross, n, dhekunu kaali sprat, n, rehi south-west monsoon, n, hulhan'gu spray, n, esprey moosun spread, v, fethurun southward, adv, dhekunah spreading hog weed, n, buran'dha sow, v, indhun (gas falhuvan oh) gon'di space (empty area), n, husthan spring, n, bahaaru moosum space (outer), n, javvu spring (water), n, aaru (fen) space (outer), n, fazaa sprinkle, v, methurun span (tip of thumb to tip of index sprinkled (water, sand, sugar etc.), v, finger on the same hand stretched mathuraa out), n, kaivaiy spy, n, jaasoosu spare, n, ispe-aru square, n, adj, aka (hathareskan golhi) spark, n, alifaan kani square, n, hathareskan sparrow, n, abaabeel dhooni square (ground), n, maizaan speak, v, vaahakadhekkun squeeze, v, fithun, felailun, fitthun speaking nastily in a low voice to squid, n, boavadhila mas annoy other people, sibibi eruvumaa squint, n, avaru spearfish (marlin), n, hibaru squirrel, n, mugoshi meedhaa special, adj, khaassa Sri Lanka (old Dhivehi), n, olhudhoo specimen, n, namoonaa St Lucia cherry, n, mahu lun'boa spectacles, n, ainu stab, v, herun (thoonu echcheh) speech, n, thagureeru stable (for horses), n, asthabaalu speech (way of speaking), n, bahurava stage, n, isteyju speed, n, baarumin, dhuveli stain, n, lah speed, v, baarah dhiun stair, n, harufaiy spell, n, jaadhoo stale, adj, rishi spend, v, heydhakurun, kharadhukurun stamp, n, steympu sperm, n, hasheefen, mani stamp, v, thaggan'dujehun sphere, n, vah stand, v, kolhah hurun, thedhuve hurun spice, n, havaadhu star, n, thari spider, n, faidhigu makunu star goose berry, n, goan'bili spider flower, n, raabeburi starch, n, thaan

60 stare, v, belun, kalhi-elhun, loa-elhun store, v, gudhankurun, rakkaakurun starfruit, n, kaamaran'ga storm, n, kolhigan'du, thoofaan stars, n, thari thah stormy (seas), adj, kan'du-gadha start, v, feshun story, n, vaahaka starve, v, ban'dah-jehun, bandah-jehun stove, n, un'dhun state, n, dhaulaiy straight, adj, seedhaa, thedhu (gudheh station, n, isteyshan nethun) statue, n, budhu straighten and stretch the body, v, stay, n, hunna hurun hindhemilun stay, v, hurun (thaneggai) strange, adj, aadha-aai khilaafu stay (upper class form), v, hunnevun stranger, n, beerattehi meehaa, steady, adj, harudhanaa (nuvatha nudhanna meehaa badhaluvumennethi dhemiothun) strangers (not from your island), n, steal, v, vakkankurun beerattehin steam, n, aavi strategy, n, thadhubeeru steam, v, aavi-eruvun stray from the right path (Islam), v, steel, n, ekatha magufuredhun steer, v, hungaanuhifun streaker (fish), n, giulhu steering wheel, n, hungaanu stream, n, oidhemey koaru, koaru stempost, n, mayya (dhirubaa) street, n, magu, goalhi step, v, fiyavalhu-elhun street corners, n, an'golhi step, n, fiyavalhu strength, n, hakatha, baaru step (staircase), n, harufaiy strict, adj, harukashi step-father, n, dhonbappa strike, v, jehun step-mother, n, dhonmamma strike, n, jahaajehun, halhuthaalu steps, n, fiyavalhuthah (nuvatha jehun) steps (staircase), n, harufaiythah string, n, rodhi stereospermum suaveolens, n, strings (metal wire), n, naru kunahan'gaali strong, adj, varugadha, baarugadha stern, n, kolhufas strong winds of early north-east sternpost, n, mayya (kolhufas) monsoon, n, halha stethoscope, n, balibalaa kashigan'du stubborn, adj, boa haru stick, n, dhan'digan'du stubborn, v, goiydhoonukurun stick, v, thaiykurun student, n, dharivaru stick dance, n, dhandijehun study, v, un'genun, dhaskurun sticky, adj, thaiylaa stuff, n, thakethi still, adv, adhives, himeyn stuff, v, gennevun (koppaa gennevun) still, adj, hanuhimeyn stupid, adj, moya, an’dholhu stilt, n, mudi style, n, stail, goiy (faadu, vattafaalhi) sting, v, kashijehun subject (curriculum), n, maaddhaa stingray, n, naru nagoo madi (kiyavaidhey ilmuge baavaiy) stingy, adj, dhahivethi subjective, adj, tha-assubu stink, v, nubaivasdhuvun submarine, n, adindhaaboatu stir, v, hilun subtract, v, ken'dun (hisaab ilmuge) stomach, n, ban'du succeed, v, kaamiyaabuvun stone, n, gaa, hila success, n, kaamiyaabu stone apple, n, kunnaaru, kashi successful, adj, kaamiyaabu kunnaaru such, efadha stone grinder, n, fun'daa dhai suck, v, buin, lovun stools, n, najis (bodukamu) suck cunt (obscenity), v, fuiboi stop, v, huttun suck dick (obscenity), v, lahiboi stopper, n, un'guri sudden, adj, kulliakah store, n, gudhan, fihaara sugar, n, hakuru

61 sugar apple, n, dhan'digan'du atha sweet basil (sanctum), n, sugarcane, n, uddhan'di gaikehenbulhi (gan'dhakoalhi) suggest, v, hushahelhun sweet lime (sweet orange), n, suit, v, gulhun (battan, kula, mizaaju fonilun'boa fadha goiygothun) sweet potatoes, n, kattala suit (set of outer clothes), n, koatu­ sweet sedge, n, huvagoh fatuloonu sweet violet, n, banafsaa suitcase, n, foshi (hedhun fadha sweetcorn, n, zuvaari thakethi alhaa) sweets, n, metaa sultan, n, sultan, radhun (king) swell, v, dhulhavun Sultan's office and palace, n, mathige swell (sea), n, baani Sultan's palace area, n, ethere koilu swim, v, fethun (fengan'dugai nuvatha sum, v, ekkurun (mulhi jumla) moodhugai) sum, n, jumla (mulhi-eku) swimming pool, n, fathaa fengan'du summer, n, hoonu moosun swing, v, hellun (un'dhoali fadha sun, n, iru thakethi) sun hemp, n, viha giguni swing, n, un'dhoali Sunday, n, aadheettha sword, n, kan'di sunflower, n, irah en'bureymaa sword bean, n, foavvalhi himeri sunglasses, n, avi ainu sword fern, n, keesfilaa sunlight, n, avi swordfish, n, thungan'du hibaru sunshine, n, avi sympathy, n, hamdharudhee super, adj, emme baarugadha, emme synoptic, adj, malamathi molhu synthetic, adj, masnoo-ee superb lily, n, vehathan, vihalagon'di Syrian rue, n, harumal supper, n, haaru (haaru keun) syrup, n, fani (ola foni buimeh) supply, n, saplai system, n, sistem, usoolu supply, v, saplai kurun support, n, thaa-eedhu, ehee support, v, thaaeedhukurun support (help), v, eheetherivun suppose, v, misaalakah sure, adv, gaimu (kashavaru, yageen), yageen surface, n, sathah'a (mathi) surface (become visible or known), v, faalhuvun (haamavun) surface (of water), v, fenmathivun surplus, n, ithuruvun (ginave) surprise, v, hairaanvun, hairaankollun surprise, n, hairaan surround, v, vashaigen swallow, v, dhiruvaalun swan, n, raadha asdhooni swear, v, huvaakurun sweat, n, dhaa (hashigadun hillaa) sweat, v, dhaahillun sweep, v, kuni kehun sweet, adj, foni (hakurufadh thaketheege raha)) sweet acacia, n, baiy goan'bili sweet basil (basilicum), n, gan'dha koalhi

62 taxi, n, teksee tea, n, sai Tt tea (leaves), n, saifaiy tea leaves [camellia thea], n, saifaiy teach, v, kiyavaidhinun, ungannaidhinun T-shirt, n, ganjufaraas (teeshaatu) teacher, n, teecharu, mudharrisu, table, n, meyzu mu’allim tablet, n, filaa (kuda) teacher (traditional, female), n, tablet (medicine or drug), n, gulha edhurudhaitha (beys gulha) teacher (traditional, male), n, tacca lily (edible), n, hitthala edhurube tack, v, heyriyaakurun teak, n, haivakaru tadpole, n, boh-fani team, n, teemu tail, n, nagoo, nigoo tear, v, veedhun tail grape, n, champaapool tear, n, karuna tailor, n, fahaa meehaa technology, n, hunaruverikan take, n, negun teenage, adj, furaavaru take, v, negun teeth, n, dhaiythah (dhiypilaige) taking responsibility for, v, isvun telephone, n, thelephoanu taking responsibility for (upper class television, n, televizan form), v, isve-vadaigathun tell, v, bunun talk, v, vaahaka dhekkun temper, n, rulhi (kulli-akah anna) tall, adj, dhigu, us temperature, n, finihoonumin tamarind, n, helen'beli temperature (fever), n, hun tambourine drum, n, thaara temple, n, falhlhi tangerine (mandarin), n, yoosuf ten, n, diha-eh afandhi ten thousand, n, dhiha haas tangjong tree, n, moonimaa tent for royal women travelling in tangket (plant) cordyline terminalis, purdah, n, keema n, fehuru tentacles, n, fai (boava fadha tanker, n, teynkaru thaketheege) tap, v, takijehun tenth, adj, dhiha vana tap (to draw water or liquid), n, fen tenth plank on keel of ship, n, iskuru ihidhashu tapioca, n, dhan'di ala tepid, adj, thaafanaa taro, n, fureddhe ala, oihu ala term, n, dhauru, muddhathu taro (clumping form), n, gobolhi-ala term of endearment for a woman, n, tassel (part of Islamic prayer beads), kaan’loa, kan’buloa n, malima terminate, v, nethikollun (kan'daalun tassel flower, n, kirikulhlha nuvatha nimmaalun), ninmun tasselplant, n, halaveli terminology, n, isthilaah’u taste, v, rahalun, rahabelun termites, n, kathuru fani taste, n, raha tern, n, kirudhooni tasty, adj, meeru territory, n, sarahaddhu tawny nurse shark, n, nidhan miyaru terror, n, biru tax, n, teks, vaaru test, v, testukurun, imthihaankurun tax, v, teksnegun test, n, imthihaanu tax collected from agriculture and textile, n, feyraan horticulture enterprises using texture (quality), n, feyraan (majaazu: government land, n, goi echchegge fenvaru) tax collector, n, vaaruveri kaleyge than, vure tax-collecting boat, n, vaaru dhoani thank, v, shukurukurun

63 thanks, n, shukuru throne, n, singaasanaa, thakhuthu thankyou, n, shukuriyyaa through, adv, thereyn that, n, e throw, v, ellun that is (because), ehenee throw away, v, ukaalun thatch, n, fangi, thoshali (fan) thumb, n, boduvai in'gili theatre, n, baiskoafuge, thi-eytaru thunder, n, guguri (vidhuvaraa-eku theft, n, vakkan visssaaraige thereygai ivey haru adu) their, ebaimeehunge thunder, v, gugurun them, n, ebaimeehun Thursday, n, buraasfathi then, adv, eyru thyme-leafed gratiola, n, vappilaa there, ethaa, ethan thymol, n, dhamuipool therefore, ehenve tiara (gold), n, rankoari thermometer, n, fini-hoonu beli, ticket, n, tiket hunbalaakashigan'du tickle, v, giligilikottun thermos, n, tharumoazu tide, n, dhiyavaru these, n, mi (gina) tidy, adj, thaahiru, tharutheebu they, n, ebaimeehun tie, v, essun (fashakun) thick, adj, boa (thuneege idhikolhu), tie, n, tai (ta-ee) ola tiger, n, minikaavagu thief, n, vagu tight, adj, baaru thigh, n, maakalhuvaa tighten, v, baarukurun thin, adj, thuni, hima tilapia, n, futumas thing, n, echchehi tile (covering floor or wall), n, things, n, thakethi thashimushi think, v, visnun (kamakaamedhu) tile (roof covering), n, eetu think (not certain), v, heevun (furaalhugai jahaa) think (opinion, intention), v, tiller, n, hungaanu dhooni heekurun timber, n, lakudi thinker, n, visnuntheriyaa time, n, vaguthu third (1/3), n, thin bai kulha ebbai time (historical period), n, zamaan third (3rd), adj, thin vana time allocation, n, dhanfalhi third finger, n, kashi-ingili time off, n, hus vaguthu kolhu thirsty, adj, fenbovaigenfaivaa timid, adj, fin'di, faseyhain biruganna thirteen, n, theyra zaaiy ekulevigenvun thirty, n, thirees tin, n, dhalhu (echchethi alhan thirty-six (trad.), n, thindholas gengulhey) this, n, mi (ekaheri) tin (container large), n, dabiyaa this person, n, meenaa tin (container small), n, dhalhu thorn, n, kashi (luboa fadha gas­ (echchethi alhaa kanvaaru) gahugai hunna) tin (metal), n, jasthu thorough, adj, ran'galhah tiny, adj, kuda (boduge idhikolhu), thousand, n, haas (1,000) kudhi thread, n, rodhi tip (sharp pointed end), n, thun'du thread (things onto a string), v, tip (top end), n, kuri (echchegge) emunun tire, v, varubalivun threaten, v, birudhekkun tired, adj, varubali three, n, thineh title, n, lagabu three hours, n, dhan (thin gadi iruge to, ah vaguthu) tobacco, n, dhunfaiy thresher shark, n, kan'di miyaru today, n, miadhu thrice, three times, adv, thin faharu toddy, n, raa (ruku) thrifty, adj, muh-baaru toddy (sweet), n, meeraa throat, n, karu ethere, vai-nolhi

64 toddy man’s implements, n, badhi trade, v, viyafaarikurun hadhu trading boat, n, viyafaari odi, odi, toe, n, faige in'gili vedi together, adv, ekugai trading cargo boat (smaller than an toilet, n, faakhaanaa odi and slightly different in shape, to life, adj, furaana-ah usually travelling within Maldives tomato, n, vilaathubashi waters), n, battheli tomb, n, mahaana, ziyaaraiy tradition, n, aadhakaadha tomorrow, n, maadhamaa tragacanth, n, kaseeraa ton, n, tanu tragic, adj, hithaamaveri tone, n, raagu trailing eclipta, n, kalhu kan'dhili tongs, n, han'das train, n, reylu tongs (fire tongs), n, ginifathi train, v, thamreenukurun tongue, n, dhoo (an'gathereygai onna) train of a gown, n, dhaavani tonight, n, mirey (hedhumuge) too, adv, ves traitor, n, baaghee too many, adv, maagina tram, n, tureymu too much, adv, maagina translate, v, tharujamaakurun tool, n, aalaiy, hathiyaaru translation, n, tharujamaa tooth, n, dhaiy translucent, adj, fusfaan tooth brush, n, daiy un'gulhaa burus transparency, n, faan (effushun tooth brush tree, n, iraaku gas aneffushah ali fenun) toothfairy (derived from Santa trap, n, dhathi, malhi, dhanthura Maria, the Virgin Mary mother of trash, n, kuni (beynun nethigen Jesus), n, santhimariyan'bu ukaalaa) top, n, mathi (thireege idhikolhu) travel, v, dhathurukurun top (toy made of metal or wood), n, traveller's palm, n, fen-gas bumaru trawling line, n, vadhunanu top gallant sail, n, safaru (gaaviyaage tray, n, dholan'gu, thabah matheega hunna riyaa) treacle, n, raafoni, dhiyaahakuru topic, n, maul'oou treasure, n, khazaanaa tornado, n, nagooroalhi treasurer, n, bodu ban’deyri tortoise, n, kahan'bu treasury, n, maaliyyaa toss, v, machchah ellun, ellun treat, n, kanthah kurigoiy (meehakaai total, n, jumla (mulhi-eku) nuvatha echchakaa dheytherey) touch, v, aiylun treat (medical care), v, beyskurun tough, adj, gadhafadha tree, n, gas tour, n, dhathuru tree ant, n, kimbi hini tourist, n, dhathuruveriyaa tree bark fibre, n, vaka (gas-gahuge tournefortia argentea, n, boashi thosheege) tow, v, vaajahaigen dhemun, kafujehun trevally (bluefin trevally), n, toward, adv, dhimaa-ah fanihan'dhi towel, n, thuvaali triangle, n, thineskan tower, n, tavaru tribe, n, vanha (qabeelaa), gabeelaa town-crier (gong beating for official tribute, n, jizee reason, government announcement), trick, v, makaru hedhun n, koli trick, n, makaru town wall (for defence), n, bodu faaru trickery, n, nifaaq toy, n, kulhey-ethi tridax daisy, n, maavina tracing paper, n, fuskarudhaas, trip, v, dhathurukurun theyokarudhaas trip, n, dhathuru tractor, n, trektaru triple, v, thin guna trade, n, thijaaraa, viyafaari tropical, adj, tropikuge

65 tropical almond, n, meedheli, midhili two-lined monocle bream, n, kiru Tropic of Cancer, n, iruhin’gaa uthuru bodahandhi dhan’di two regiments (Malé’s early royal Tropic of Capricorn, n, iruhin’gaa militia), n, dhebai laskareen dhekunu dhan’di type, v, taipkurun trouble, v, dhathikurun, un’dhagoo type (kind), n, baavaiy, vattharu kurun type of diamond, n, laalu trouble, n, un'dhagoo, dhathi typhoon, n, thoofaan (udhagoo, thuraa) typical, adj, aadha trousers, n, fatuloonu truck, n, turaku true, adj, thedhuveri trumpet, n, thaalhafili trunk, n, gasgan'du trust, v, ithubaaru kurun truth, n, thedhu (dhoguge idhikolhu) try, v, masakkaiykurun tub, n, biligaa tube, n, holhi, holhiburi tuberculosis, n, kessunbali Tuesday, n, angaara duvas tug, v, baaru laifai dhemun (vaa fadha echcheh) tulip, n, gul-alaa tulip tree, n, hirun'dhu, huren'dhi tuna, n, kanneli tuna fish ball (hard, grated), n, rihaakuru bondi tuna section (quartered longitudinally for processing), n, ari tune, n, raagu (lavaige) tune (resonating and slow) played with drums and sticks, n, misuru harubee tunnel, n, bingaraas turban, n, foshaa turkey, n, seenu kukulhu turmeric, n, reen'dhoo turn, v, en'burun turn, n, an'buraalumeh (an'buraalumakun) turnstone (bird), n, rathafai turnera ulmifolia, n, bakarinukaa turtle, n, velaa tusk, n, dhaiy (neelageri ethuge) twelve, n, baara twenty, n, vihi twenty-four, n, fassihi, fahsihi (trad.) twice, adv, dhe faharu twins, n, emmaaban'du kudhin, lin'bilu, nibookudhin twist, v, en'burun two, n, dheyh

66 Uu ugly, adj, huthuru umbrella, n, kuda (vissaara) uncle, n, bodubeybe unconscious, adj, heyneiy, heynethifaivaa under, dhashugai under-secretary, n, wakeel underpants, n, jangiyaa understand, v, visnun, en'gun, olhunfilun undress, v, hedhunbeylun unfair, adj, bey-insaafu unique, adj, dhevana-eh neiy unit of length (1 foot, 12 inches), n, footu unit of length (27 inches), n, riyan unit of weight measure (300 kg), n, kan'di (300 naalheege minvaru) unit of weight measure (48 kg), n, mulhi (48 naalheege minvaru) unite, v, gulhun, ekuvun unity, n, ebbaivanthakan university, n, yunivarsitee unkind, adj, rahumkuda, nubai (heuge idhikolhu) unknowingly, adv, neyn'gi unload, v, beylun (mudhaa) untidy, adj, hadi (tharutheebeh nethi) untie, v, mohun until, vandhen, vejjaumah-dhaandhen unusual, adj, aadha-aai khilaafu up, adv, mathi (thireege idhikolhu) up to that time, adv, ehaathanah upland cotton tree, n, fuh kafa upside down, adv, ekolhukolhun urge, n, edhey edhun urge, v, edhun urgent, adj, avas urinate, v, heeslun, kudakamudhiun urine, n, hees, faharuva use, v, beynunkurun use, n, beynun useful, adj, beynuntheri useless, adj, beykaaru, beynun-neiy usual, adj, aadhaige usually, adv, aadhavegen utensils, n, hifaagengulhey thakethi

67 voice, n, adu voice, v, aduivvun (khiyaalu dhulun Vv nuvatha liyumun faalhukurun) volcano, n, alifaan farubadha vomit, n, hodu vomit, v, hodulun vacant, adj, hus vote, n, voatu vacation, n, chuttee vote, v, voatulun Valentinni's sharpnose pufferfish, n, vow (to perform a good deed, on thaakihaa koli condition that something pleasant valid, adj, sahh'a happens), n, nadhuru valley, n, vaadhee voyage, n, dhathuru valuable, adj, aguhuri voyage, v, dhathurukurun value, v, agukurun value, n, agu (beynuntherikamuge nuvatha molhukamuge) variety, n, thafaathu (baavaiy gina, vaki baavatheh) various, adj, eki-eki, thafaathu vase with a long neck, n, hadhu vast, adj, bodu vegetable, n, tharukaaree vehicle, n, eggamu ulhan'dhu veil, n, burugaa (moonu), dholhi vein, n, naaru velvet, n, makhumaa velvet leaf (plant), n, maabulhaa venom, n, zaharu, viha Venus (planet), n, zuhurathu veranda, n, fendaa verb (grammar term), n, kan verse, n, baithu vertical, n, olan’bu vervain, n, rakimaa very, varah very, adv, dhaadhi very dry, adj, dhahan’gu vicinity, n, fenna hisaabugan'du video machine, n, veedioa pleyaru view, n, manzaru view, v, fenun (nuvatha thasawwuruvun), dhekkun village, n, avah, rah vine, n, veyo vinegar, n, raahuiy, surukaahuiy violet, adj, vailet violet (flower), n, banafusaa maa visit, v, ziyaaraiykurun visiting state minister, n, araa fura bandaara vazeeru vital, adj, muhimmu vital third planks on keel of ship, n, thin-thin madoo

68 waste, n, israafu (kuni, beykaaru thakethi) Ww waste, v, israafukurun (beykaarukurun) wasteful, adj, beykaaru watch, v, belehettun watch (timepiece), n, athukuree gadi wag, v, hoorun water, v, fendhinun wage, n, musaara, ujoora water, n, fen wahoo (fish), n, kurumas water (cold), n, finifen waist, n, unagan'du water (hot), n, hoonu fen waist chain, n, fattarubai water buffalo, n, fen meegonu waist cord for pants, n, dhaagan'du water hyacinth, n, fen-oakidu (haruvaalhuge) water spinach, n, kankun waistcloth (with white and black or water spout (tornado), n, fen-nagoo brown bands worn by aristocratic roalhi ladies and soldiers), n, feyli waterlily, n, neeloafaru wait, n, inthizaaru watermelon, n, karaa wait, v, inthizaaru kurun, madukurun wave, n, raalhu (kan'duge) waiter, n, veytaru wave, v, hoorun wake, v, heylun (nidhin heylevun) wax, n, uh wake (of dead person), n, faathihaa wax apple, n, jan'buroalu wake (of moving ships), n, moahiru wax gourd, n, fufoo wake (of rudder or fish), n, moi wax mallow, n, nufolhey saimaa walk, v, hin'gun way, n, goiy, magu, kameh kuraaney walk, n, hin'gaalumeh we, n, aharumen wall, n, bi-iy, faaru we (polite), n, alhugan'dumen wallet, n, faisaa dhabas, wolet weak, adj, bali (varudhera), balikashi walnut, n, sikun'di badhan wealth, n, mudhaa, mussadhikan wanker (obscenity), n, athunhalaa wealthy people, n, kharadhu verin want, n, beynun weapon, n, hathiyaaru want, v, beynunvun wear, v, lun waqf (trust deed for mosque or wearing seven (or many) perfumes, tomb), n, boaga haiy dhunmathi kavai war, n, han'guraama weather, n, moosun warship (sail-powered), n, guraabu weave, v, viyun warship (modern, sometimes weavers of cloth, n, feyrun foreign), n, manavaru web, n, makunuvaa ward, n, woadu, avah wed, v, kaavenikurun, kaivenikurun wardrobe, n, alamaari (nuvatha wedding, n, kaiveni meehakuge hurihaa annaunu) wedelia calendulacea, n, mirihi warehouse, n, gudhan wedge, n, abu warm, adj, hoonu wedge-tailed shearwater, n, bodu warn, v, inzaarukurun hoagulhaa warning, n, inzaaru Wednesday, n, budha warp, v, oridhemun weed, n, thona wart, n, un week, n, hafthaa wash, v, dhovun weekly, adv, hafthaa aku effaharu wash (body), v, hinun weep (aristocratic form), v, wash (dead human body), v, hinevun keerithikurevvun washing machine, n, dhonna meshin weep, v, karuna alhaa ruin washing powder, n, dhonna kun'di weigh, v, kirun wasp, n, kulhan'dhuru weight, n, barudhan wasp (potter's), n, beyruhuli

69 weights (attached to fishing nets), n, whole, adj, mulhi, ekugai (mulhin bari ekugai) welcome, adj, n, maruhabaa whom, kaakah welcome, n, suvaasthi whose, kaakuge weld, v, beddhun (maudhanee thakethi why, keevve dhonkoh-gen) wick (candle or lamp), n, fuh well, n, ran'galhu, valhu (voshuge feethaa) well (for obtaining water), n, valhu wicked, adj, nubai, nulafaa (fen negumah konefai hunna) wide, adj, fulhaa west, n, hulhan'gu widow, adj, huvafaiy westward, adv, hulhan'gah width, n, fulhaamin wet, adj, theiy wife, n, an'bi meehaa, an'bi whale, n, bodumas wild, adj, jangalee, valu whale shark, n, fehurihi wild passion fruit, n, what, kon-echcheh dhaagan'dukekuri wheat, n, godhan wild screw pine, n, boa-kashikeyo wheel, n, furolhu wild yam, n, bileiy kattala when, kon-iraku will, n, vasiyyaiy where, kon-thaaku willing, adj, kuraahiyvun (kameh), whetstone, n, hanu meyli which, kon-echcheh win, v, kaamiyaabuvun, molhuvun while, hin'dhu win (battle or competition), v, while, hin'dhukoleh gadhavun whimbrel (bird), n, bulhithun'bi wind, v, chaabeedhinun whip, n, chaabooku wind, n, vai (vai roalhi) whip, v, chaabookun thelhun, wind instrument (whistle made of thauzeerukurun palm leaves), n, dhunmaari whirl, v, en'burun window, n, kuda dhoru whirlwind, n, enburey-roalhi windvane, n, vaitheeru whiskers, n, naruvaa wine, n, raa whisper, n, sirru-sirrun bunaavaahaka wings, n, vara (udhuhey thaketheege whisper, v, sirru-sirrun bunun fiya) whistle, n, kashigan'du (govvaa) winter, n, fini moosun whistle, v, kashigan'du govvun, thubun wipe, v, fohun (fuhelun) fumun wire, n, naru white, adj, hudhu wisdom, n, ibraiy white ants, n, kathuru fani wise, adj, haru, buddhiveri white-breasted swamp hen, n, wish, n, edheyedhumeh kambili wish, v, edhun white cherry, n, kulhigan'dhu with, ekuga white jasmine, n, huvan'dhumaa wither, v, valhoavun whitetip reef shark, n, faana miyaru without, adv, nulaa white scarf, n, foshaa witness, n, hekiveriyaa whitespotted grouper, n, kalhu faana woe is me!, ma saharoa! white-tailed tropicbird, n, wolf, n, hiyalhu dhandifulhu dhooni woman, n, anhenmeehaa white tern (white noddy), n, womb, n, rahimu, kihundhiya kan'dhuvalu dhooni, dhondheeni wonder, v, ajaaibuvun white-tipped shark, n, neeloafaru wonder, n, ajaabu whitetip soldierfish, n, dhan bodu wonderful, adj, varah ran'galhu, white water lily, n, neeloofaru ajaabeh-fadha who, kaaku wood, n, vakaru, lakudi wood apple, n, jahaamuguri

70 wooden bench/bed, n, ashi wooden gate, n, fulhali wooden pegs (used in shipbuilding), n, ili wooden shelf/bed, n, bodu ashi wooden slippers, n, maruvalhi wool, n, keheri (feyraan viyaa) word, n, lafuzu (bas) work, v, masakkaiy kurun work, n, masakkaiy worker, n, masakkathu meehaa workshop, n, maalamuge world, n, dhuniye worm, n, fani (dhirey fani) worry, n, kanboduvun worry, v, kanboduvun worship, v, alhukan kurun wound, n, faarugan'du (hashigan'dugai halaakuvefai vaathan), haaneekka (zakham) wound, v, haaneekkavun (zakhamvun) woven coconut palm fronds, n, fanthoshi wrap, v, bandhukurun (ura, foshaa fadha echchakah laifai) wrasse, n, olhumas, hikka wrath, n, rulhi (inthihaa ah) wrath (polite), n, koafaa wreck, v, halaakuvun (odifaharah kan'dumatheegai libey gellun) wreck (a ship), v, urun (odifaharu) wrestle, v, gulhamathi hifun wrestle an opponent face down onto the ground after grabbing him around the waist, v, vathakuthoa jehun wrinkle, n, roo wrist, n, athukuri wrist watch, n, athukuree gadi write, v, liyun writer, n, liyun-theriyaa write a list, v, fanvathu jehun writing pad, n, gan'dukan'daa foiy wrong, adj, nubai (nuran'galhu)

71 Xx xylocarpus moluccensis, n, marugas

72 Yy yacht, n, yotu yam, n, ala-kattala, falamadi, kurukuru yam shoot (young), n, ala-dhari yard, n, gazu (yaadu), yaadu yard (of sail), n, farumaanu yardlong bean, n, dhigu-tholhi yawn, v, aafurun year, n, aharu yeast, n, kameeru yell, v, halheylun (haru-adun govun) yellow, adj, reen'dhookula yellowback fusilier, n, dhon noo mas yellow boxfish, n, gon yellow-edged lyretail fish, n, kan’du haa yellow elder, n, bokarumaa yellowface angelfish, n, kukuraa kokaa yellowfin tuna, n, kanneli yellow oleander, n, karaadhun'buri yellow plum, n, en'boo, an'buvah yellowtail clownfish (Maldive anemonefish) n, maagan’du mas yellow thistle, n, zaggoom yellow white heron, n, reen’dhoo iruvaahudhu yes, n, aan'h yes (polite), n, labba yes (very polite), n, aadhe yesterday, n, iyye yet, adv, mihaa thanah, adhi (mihaathanaa nuvatha mivuguthaa jehendhen) yoghurt, n, dhahee, huiy-kiru yolk, n, bihuge gobolhi you, n, kaley you (polite), n, kalaa young, adj, zuvaan, lha young girl, n, goyya younger brother, sister, n, kokko your, adj, kalaage, kaleyge youth, n, zuvaanaa youthful, adj, lhabaalha

73 Zz zeal, n, foari zebra shark, n, hitha miyaru zephyr flower, n, narugis zero, n, sumeh zero tax (trading without paying government taxes), adv, haasilusun zig zag plant, n, kalhukalhlha zigzag, v, gudhugudhah zinnia, n, matharesmaa zip, n, zibu zodiac, n, raahi zone, n, hisaabugan'du zoo, n, haivaanu bageechaa

74 75 Dhivehi – English

76 aavi-eruvun, v, steam aavifenvaa dharaja, n, dew point Aa abaabeel dhooni, n, sparrow abadhah, adj, eternal abadhah, adv, ever, perpetually, forever aa aharu feshey dhuvas, n, New abadhu, adv, always Year's day abadhu (badhaluvumeh, huttumeh aa, au, adj, new nethi), adj, constant aabaadhee, n, population aboojahuluruh, n, dwarf sago palm, aadatthodaa, n, Malabar nut tree cycas revoluta aadha, adj, typical aboonaa, n, royal official who reads aadha, n, habit the coronation proclamation and aadha-aai khilaafu, adj, strange, performs similar duties on coronation unusual day aadhaige, adj, usual, simple, normal, abu, n, wedge plain, ordinary abui, adj, serious aadhakaadha, n, custom, tradition aburaabehun, v, slander aadhakoh, adj, regular, everyday aburu, n, honour aadhamuge dharin, n, Adam’s adafi, n, betel leaf and areca nut packs children (humankind) (elaborately prepared) aadhavegen, adv, often, usually addana, n, shield aadhayaakhilaafu, adj, abnormal, addiha, n, eighty irregular addhoa-y!, exclamation expressing aadhe, n, yes (very polite) intense pain, ow! aadheettha, n, Sunday adhaakurun, v, pay aadheys, n, plea, appeal adhabiyyaathu, n, literature aadheyskurun, v, plead, appeal adhabu, n, punishment aafalu, n, apple adhabu foiy, n, punishment book aafurun, v, yawn (official NSS book, used until 1988, aagu boatu, n, cargo ship, ship detailing extra-judicial punishments aahi, n, eighty including torture and death) aai, and adhabudhinun, v, punish aai behey, about (concerning) adhabulibun, v, punished (receiving aailaa, n, family punishment) aakhirathu, n, afterlife adhabuveri, adj, polite aaktik, n, Arctic adhabuverikan (ihuthiraam), n, aalaaiy, n, instrument courtesy aalaaskanfulhu, n, sickness (among adhadhu, n, amount, count, quantity aristocracy) adhadhu (hisaabuge), n, number, aalaiy, n, tool figure (numeral) aamanaka, n, castor oil plant adharaadhagon'di, n, chair aamdhanee, n, income adharu, n, madness aammu, adj, public, common addhoai!, v, ouch! aammukoh, adv, generally adhi (aai), and aammun, n, public adhi (mihaathanaa nuvatha aan'h, n, yes mivuguthaa jehendhen), adv, yet aanu, n, hardpan adhi (thakuraarukoh kameh aaru (fen), n, spring (water) kurun), adv, again aasaaree, adj, antique adhi eh faharu, adv, once more aasaaree thakethi, n, antiques adhives, adv, still aavi, n, steam adhulu, n, justice (fairness)

77 adindhaaboatu, n, submarine aiythilaigehudhuhan, n, palm adiyah-dhiun, v, sink ajaabeh-fadha, adj, wonderful adu, n, sound, noise, voice ajaabu, n, wonder aduba, n, unit of wet measure (a ajaaibuvun, v, amaze, wonder container made out of a big coconut) ajaibenhaa, adj, marvellous aduehun, v, listen ajaibu, n, marvel adugadha, adj, noisy, loud ajaibuvaavaru, adj, marvellous aduivvun (khiyaalu dhulun nuvatha ajaibuvun, v, marvel liyumun faalhukurun), v, voice ajidha, n, fanditha ritual to the sun adumadukoh, adv, quietly (saluting the sunrise and sunset and adumadukuraathi, be quiet four cardinal points) adumadukurun, v, silence aka, n, drawing of gridlines (used in afihun, n, opium poppy fanditha) afunoas kashi, n, pin aka (hathareskan golhi), n, adj, afunoas kashi jehun, v, pin square agalu, n, kindness, care akarakara, n, pellitory root anacyclus agu, n, price, fare, cost pyrethrum agu (beynuntherikamuge nuvatha akayambo, n, person who praises molhukamuge), n, value himself/herself agu heyo, adj, cheap akhulaagu, n, conduct agubodu, adj, expensive akuru, n, letter (alphabet), consonant aguhuri, adj, valuable ala-dhari, n, yam shoot (young) agukiun, v, cost ala-kattala, n, yam agukurun, v, price, value alamaari (nuvatha meehakuge ah, for, to hurihaa annaunu), n, wardrobe ah vana, adj, eighth alanaasi, n, pineapple ahannah maafu kurey, v, excuse me ala thadu, n, gracile lizardfish aharaku eh faharu, adv, annually alathu an'bimeehaa, n, bride aharee, adj, annual alathu firimeehaa, n, bridegroom aharee jalsaa, n, annual convention albamu, n, album aharen, n, I aleebukhaari, n, cordia plum aharenge, adj, my alfakaa, n, material (used for black aharu, n, year waist cloth) aharumathi, n, annual wake alfalila, n, Ms (formal address for a aharumen, n, we woman, without indicating marital aharumenge, adj, our status) ahi, n, great morinda alhaabelun, v, compare ahudhu, n, promise (oath) alhaalun, v, heed ahuluverikan, v, belong alhaanulun, v, ignore, neglect ainmathee gaadhooni, n, lesser alhi, n, ash crested tern alhi maakanaa, n, eastern grey heron ainu, n, spectacles alhiken'di, n, ashtray ais kureemu, n, ice cream alhikula, adj, grey ais-alamaari, n, refrigerator alhu, n, slave aiy, n, arm alhugan'du, n, I (polite) aiy gan'dulee gon'di, n, armchair alhugan'dumen, n, we (polite) aiydhabas, n, handbag, purse alhukan kurun, v, worship aiygan'du, n, handle alhukankuraa budhu, n, idol aiylun, v, touch ali, n, light aiytherimasakkaiy, n, handicraft ali, adj, light aiythila, n, hand alifaan, n, fire aiythila (igilithakaa eku), n, hand alifaan aavi, n, acid aiythilabadijehun, v, clap alifaan farubadha, n, volcano

78 alifaan foshi, n, match box anhen dharifulhu, n, daughter alifaan jehun, v, fire anhen kujjaa, n, girl alifaan kani, n, spark anhenmeehaa, n, woman alifaan nivvaa meehaa, n, fireman aniyaa, n, harm alifaan roakurun, v, fire aniyaakurun, v, harm alifubaa, n, alphabet aniyaaveri, adj, brutal, cruel alikurun, v, light annaaru, n, pomegranate alimas (javaahiru), n, diamond annaunu, n, clothes alinarumaa, n, daisy anoanaa, n, soursop alun, adv, again araa fura bandaara vazeeru, n, alun belun, v, check visiting state minister aluvi, n, potato araamu, n, rest amayaa elhey, n, motherfucker araamu, adj, comfortable (obscenity) araamu, n, comfort amaafui, n, mother's cunt (obscenity) araamu kurun, v, comfort, rest amaazu, n, aim araarun, n, quarrel amaazukurun, v, aim araarunvun, v, quarrel aman-aammu, n, public safety araarunvun (thalhaafolhun), v, fight amilla, adj, private arahushi, adj, Almighty (God) amilla (zaathee), adj, personal araiy, n, puzzle amilla edhun bodu, adj, selfish ari, n, tuna section (quartered amilla vazan, n, homeland longitudinally for processing) amilla-ah hulhuhifaa, adj, aridhafus, n, cold (common) spontaneously combustible aridhafus roagaa, n, influenza amuru, n, order, command arikasheege kashi, n, rib amurukurun, v, order, command arolhi, n, black chebulic (plant) amuruveri-faraaiy, n, authority arugoala, n, ring-hook an'bi, n, wife arunu, n, rhinoceros, mythical one- an'bi meehaa, n, wife horned beast an'bihi, n, gamboge tree aruvaalun, v, exile an'bu, n, mango as, n, horse an'bulha, n, hog plum asaara, n, pickles an'buraa dhakkan, v, borrow asaasee, adj, basic an'buraalumeh (an'buraalumakun), asalhiyaa, n, cress n, turn asaru, n, effect an'buraigathun, v, faint asarukurun, v, effect an'buvah, n, sea lemon, yellow plum asdhaanugon'di, n, saddle an'dhiri, adj, dark asdhooni, n, duck an’dholhu, adj, stupid, slow aseymirus, n, pepper, black pepper an'ga, n, mouth asgaadiyaa, n, sledge an'golhi, n, street corners ashaara, n, eighteen an'malthaash, n, golden shower tree asheh, n, eight anbaa, n, songs (sung during manual ashgaal, n, labour work) ashi, n, platform, bed bench, wooden andaapool, n, morning glory bed/bench aneiy, adj, other askani, n, eaves anekkaaves, adv, again askaree, n, military angaara duvas, n, Tuesday askaree marukazu, n, base (military) angi, n, gloves aslu, adj, real, original angoti, n, ring (jewellery) asmas, n, sea horse anguru, n, amber asrafee, n, gold coins anhen, n, female assaroon, n, asarum (plant) anhen, adj, female asseyri, n, shore, coast

79 asurumaa, n, four o'clock flower asthabaalu, n, stable (for horses) atharu (sentu), n, perfume athiri, n, beach athirimathi, n, beach, shore atholhu, n, atoll atholhu veriyaa, n, atoll chief attheli, n, boom (on sailing ship) athukuree gadi, n, watch (timepiece) athukuri, n, wrist athukuree gadi, n, wrist watch athulaigathun, v, seize, capture athulun (baaruge beynun koggen), v, occupy athunhalaa, n, wanker (obscenity) atthaarafinin, n, nurses (male, under Health Minister, not receiving regular payment) attamas, n, remora (fish) au, adj, new aun, v, arrive, come aunsu, n, ounce aukedumah, n, maintenance auqaaf (insaafu), n, justice avadhinethi, adj, busy avah, n, district, village, ward avahaara, n, salutation (used by attendants entering royal palace) avahaara ganduvaru, n, royal bathroom/toilet avahaaravun, v, die (upper class form) avahah, adv, soon, rapid, early, quickly avahah, adv, adj, early avaru, n, squint avas, adj, fast, quick avas, n, rush avas, adj, urgent avas kurun, v, hurry, rush avatteriyaa, n, neighbour avi, n, sunshine, sunlight avi ainu, n, sunglasses azulukurun, v, dethrone, depose azum, n, ambition, resolution (to do something)

80 badhige, n, kitchen badhi hadhu, n, toddy man’s Bb implements badhudhuaa, n, curse badhudhuaakurun, v, curse badi, n, gun baa (aakamuge idhikolhu), adj, old badijehun, v, shoot (with a gun) (not new) badikulhi, n, fireworks baabu, n, chapter badikulhi maa, n, coral plant baadhalaa, n, silver thread baeh, some baadhiree, n, pearl millet baeh faharah, sometimes baafothi, n, rag baeh faharu, adv, sometimes, baaghee, n, traitor occasionally baakee, n, balance, remnant, rest bageechaa, n, garden (remaining part or parts) bagiyaa, n, chain stitch baakee faisaa, n, change (balance bagudibeddhun, v, grip (with arms after payment) and legs) baaleehu ura, n, pillow case bah'uru, n, ocean baalees, n, cushion, pillow bahaa, n, element baalidhee, n, bucket bahaaru moosum, n, spring baamiyaa, n, okra (lady's finger) bahaalun, v, distribute baani, n, breaker (wave), billow (sea bahuge gavaaidhu, n, grammar wave), swell (sea) bahurava, n, speech (way of baara, n, twelve speaking) baarah, adv, fast bahuru, n, prayer to the ocean baarah dhiun, v, speed bahuru kiyevun, v, propitiate an baaru, n, charge, force, strength, ocean deity with a blood sacrifice power bahuruva (vaahaka dhakkaa bas), baaru, adj, tight n, language baaru elhun (beteree), v, charge bai, n, share, element, section (battery) bai (ba-eh), n, part baaru laifai dhemun (vaa fadha bai-athu, n, consensus (concerning echcheh), v, tug leadership) baaruboduvun, v, pressure, influence bai bala (fanlun, fan), n, game baarugadha, adj, strong played by chasing and trying to touch baarukurun, v, tighten a group of people in a circle baarulun, v, force baibayah behun (bayaku meehunge baarumin, n, speed medhugai echcheh), v, share baathilukurun, v, cancel baigan'du, n, gang baavaiy, n, type baikurun, v, class, divide, part baazu, n, falcon, eagle baikurun (bai-bayah vakikurun), v, babuna, n, chamomile divide baburu, n, negro, African (black) baikurun (biggan'du jehun), v, badaha, n, huts (temporary) partition badhaleh, n, compensation baimathi, n, shoulder badhalu, n, change, exchange bainal aqwaamee, adj, international badhaludhinun, v, compensate baiskalu, n, bicycle badhalu nan, n, pronoun baiskoafuge, n, cinema, theatre badhalukurun, v, change, exchange baithu, n, verse badhan, n, peanuts baivaru, n, lot, plenty baddhalu vun, n, meeting baivaru, adj, many baddhalukurun, v, meet baiverikurun, v, participate baddhaluvun, v, meet baiverivun, v, associate, participate

81 baiveriyaa (viyfaari kankamuge), n, bandaara naaib, n, Attorney General partner (business) bandah-jehun, v, starve baiy, n, rice (cooked) bandeli, n, bundle baiy goan'bili, n, sweet acacia bandu, n, barge baiypolhi mas, n, dusky batfish bandhi (kaa-bandhi, kaa), n, poetry baiy-ppen, n, rice gruel (savoury or (ancient Dhivehi style) sweet) bandhukoh-fai, adj, closed bajiyaa, n, fish samosa bandhukurun (echchekah lai), v, bakamoonu, n, owl pack bakari, n, goat bandhukurun (magu), v, block bakari mas, n, mutton bandhukurun (sitee, paarusal fadha bakarinukaa, n, turnera ulmifolia thakethi), v, seal balaa, n, catastrophe bandhukurun (ura, foshaa fadha balaa!, v, look! echchakah laifai), v, wrap balaadhuru, n, marking nut tree bandhukurun (ura, foshi), v, seal balaalun, n, glance bandunvun, v, spill balaalun, v, glance banun (odi faharu), v, build (boat) balaigathun, v, recognise bappa, n, father balhin'dhu, n, moth bappaafulhu, n, royal father balhu, n, dog bappa faraathuge, adj, paternal bali, n, illness, disease baraabaru, adj, excellent bali, adj, sick, ill baraakurun, v, load bali (varudhera), adj, weak baraakurun (furaadhuvaa balibalaa kashigan'du, n, thakethi), v, load stethoscope baraboa, n, pumpkin bali furuvaalun, n, curing illness by barahanaa, n, nude releasing a tiny magic boat into the baraveli, n, hermit crab sea (fanditha practice) bari, n, jellyfish, weights (attached to balikashi, adj, fragile, feeble, weak fishing nets) balikurun, v, defeat bari (athuraafai hunna), n, row balimeehaa, n, patient baroasaa, v, rely bama, n, unit of length (tip of middle baroasee, n, metal weight (used to finger of one arm to tip of middle sink things beneath water) finger of the other arm, both stretched barru, n, continent out) baru, adj, heavy ban'bukeyo, n, breadfruit baru (barukurevifaivaa minvaru), ban'dah-jehun, v, starve n, load ban'daha, n, shed barudhan, n, weight ban'dharu, n, harbour, port barugonu, n, automobile horn ban'dhevumeh neiy, n, liberty bas, n, language ban'di, n, dent basfoiy, n, dictionary ban'diyaa, n, pot bashi (tharukaaree-eh), n, egg plant ban'du, n, stomach, abdomen basthaa, n, sack ban'duhai, adj, hungry bathaana, n, lining material ban'duhaivefai, adj, hungry (dressmaking) ban'gu raa, n, liquor (foreign) bataru, n, butter ban'gufilla, n, henbane bathalu, n, hero bana, adj, overcast battheli, n, trading cargo vessel banafsaa, n, sweet violet smaller than an odi and slightly banafusaa maa, n, violet (flower) different in shape, usually travelling banas, n, bun within Maldives waters banbulha bos, n, grapefruit batthi, n, lamp banbulhabos, n, pomelo, pummelo battan, n, shape

82 battan (nuvatha hashigan'duge beynunvun, v, need battan), n, figure beynunvun, v, want, require battankurun, v, shape beyrah, adv, out bayaankurun, v, express (state) beyrah hingun, n, diarrhoea bayaku meehun, n, group of people beyru, adv, outside bazaarukurun, v, shop beyruge, adj, foreign bebulhun, n, shine beyruhuli, n, wasp (potter's) beddhun (maudhanee thakethi beyrukurun (mudhaa fadha dhonkoh-gen), v, weld thakethi), v, export beddhun (virikekey maudhaneh beys, n, medicine, drugs (medical) beynun kohgen), v, solder beys fathan'gu, n, sappan wood beerattehi meehaa, n, stranger beys fihaara, n, pharmacy beerattehin, n, strangers (not from beys goan'bili, n, Indian gooseberry your island) beys gulha, n, pill beeru, adj, deaf beys laami, n, black damer (plant) behettun, v, place, keep beyskurun, v, treat (medical care) behey, adv, about beysveriyaa (trad.), n, doctor beju, n, badge beyvafaatherivun, v, betray belehettun, v, look after, watch beyvvun, v, put, lay belehettun (kameh nuvatha echcheh beyvvun, v, place, keep faruvaatheri kamaai eku), v, observe bi-iy, n, wall belehettun (viyafaari fadha kameh), bichoo, n, centipede v, manage bidheysee, adj, foreign belun, v, look, stare bidi, n, cigarette (locally rolled) belun, n, look bidi (kuh-vereenge athugai alhaa), belun (kameh, echcheh faruvaatheri n, handcuff kamaai-eku), v, observe bihuge gobolhi, n, yolk benku, n, bank bikuru, n, hymen berebedhi, n, Indian coral tree bilamagu, n, bilimbi (erythrina variegata) bileh, n, betel leaf bereki, adj, erotic (poetry), romantic bileiy, n, betel leaf vine (poetry), poetic bileiy kattala, n, wild yam beri, n, beam (in roof) biliadu, n, billiards beru, n, drum biligaa, n, tub, bath berujehun, v, drum bilimagu, n, bilimbi beteree, n, battery billoori, n, glass bevun, v, scold billoori batthi, n, chandelier bey-insaafu, adj, unfair billoori gas, n, chandelier beybe, n, brother (older) billoori thashi, n, glass (drinking­ beydhanaa, n, quince vessel) beyfulhun, n, aristocrats, noblemen bilu, n, bill beykaaru, adj, useless bilukurun, v, bill beykaaru, adj, wasteful bimmathi, n, ground beyken'bi veyo, n, heart-leafed moon bimudhaabba, n, demon living seed underground on dry land (the ascent beylun (mudhaa), v, unload of the demon into daylight is a sign of beyndu, n, sooty tern the end of the world) beyn'gu, n, milkfish bin, n, earth, land beyndu (miuzik), n, band (musicians) bin magoo, n, oldenlandia biflora beyngu, n, silvery fish binaakurun, v, build, construct beynku, n, bank binbi, n, finger millet beynun, n, purpose, need, want, use bindhaalun (halaakukurun), v, beynun-neiy, adj, useless break beynunkurun, v, use beynuntheri, adj, useful

83 bingaa, n, basis, foundation boalha dhan'du, n, playground bingaraas, n, tunnel boalha jehi faana, n, slender grouper binhama, n, desmodium triflorum boalt, n, bolt binhelun, n, earthquake boarudhoo, n, bulwark (ship's side binhima gas, n, desmodium triflorum above deck) binmathi, n, floor boashi, n, tournefortia argentea biraagan, n, gold coin boashifiya, n, fish section between biru, n, terror, fear belly and tail fin birudhekkun, v, threaten boaslevun, v, jeer birugannavaalun, v, scare boasmaanun, n, boatswain birugathun, v, scare, frighten, fear boatah eruvun, v, load (ship) birugennevun, v, frighten boathakethi (boan gengulhey birun, adv, afraid kaanaa), n, beverage bis, n, egg boathashi, n, bowl bisgan'du, n, omelette boathashibageechaa, n, aralia biskoadhu, n, biscuit balfouri biskutlet, n, fish and egg balls boatu, n, ship, boat bisoahi, n, fallopian tube boatudheli, n, coal bisrava, n, ovary boava, n, octopus bis rondu, n, clown triggerfish boava elhi, n, octopus design bissaagu, n, acalypha fallax boavaadhila mas, n, cuttlefish biya, adj, large boavadhila mas, n, squid biyadhovikan, adj, impossible boavaduvanlun, n, girls (8-9 years biyedhovi, adj, inappropriate old and growing long hair) boa, n, head boaveli, n, spinach boa (thuneege idhikolhu), adj, thick bodaa meehaa, n, snob boa haru, adj, stubborn bodaa, kiburuveri, adj, arrogant, boa jehun, v, nod proud boa-en'burun, n, giddiness bodavaki, n, mangrove boa-en'burun, v, giddy bodethi meehun, n, adult boa-en'burun, n, nausea bodethimeehunge umuru, n, boa-kashikeyo, n, wild screw pine adulthood boabodu velaa, n, loggerhead turtle bodhu eedhu, n, greater eid festival boadhaa, eveylaa, qadheemee, adj, bodhudhaitha, n, aunt ancient bodu, adj, great, vast, large, big, boadhi, n, cardinal fish huge, grand, major boadhunfini, n, fog bodu ashi, n, wooden shelf/bed boadu, n, blackboard bodu ban’deyri, n, treasurer boaga, n, waqf (trust deed for mosque bodu dhoraashi, n, gate or tomb) bodu dhun'buri, n, cerbera odollam boagadhinun, v, give a waqf (trust bodu faaru, n, town wall (for deed for mosque or tomb) defence) boagandu, n, dickhead (obscenity) bodu gaadhooni, n, great crested tern boaganvilaa, n, bougainvillea bodu kan'doo, n, mangrove boahimenun, n, census bodu kekuri, n, cucumber boakarudhaas, n, cardboard bodu massaagu, n, Indian spinach boakeyo, n, pandanus zeylanicus bodu mirihi, n, Mexican sunflower boakibaa, n, pan-baked (food) bodu mirus, n, peppers boakoshaa fihaara, n, barber shop bodu roagaa, n, epidemic boakoshaa meehaa, n, barber, bodu rumaa, n, scarf hairdresser bodu vazeeru, n, Prime Minister boaku, n, crescent-shaped place bodu veli veyo, n, goat's foot creeper boalha, n, ball bodu-un'gurijehi fulhi, n, jar

84 boduaavi gas, n, blue gum eucalyptus bonthi, n, palm frond (young, bodubadi, n, cannon unopened) bodubeybe, n, uncle boogal, n, magic fanditha spell - for bodu hoagulhaa, n, wedge-tailed sporting events - using coconut or shearwater eggshells (e.g.: A young coconut, bodukurun, v, enlarge kihah, has its top removed and liquid bodukurun (vaahaka, kameh), v, drained away. Oil is added and magic exaggerate words are written in a spiral pattern on bodulaari, n, coin worth four laari the upper outside shell. A wick is bodumas, n, whale placed in the top, and a tripod of big bodu mas dhuvun, v, dancing inside yam leaves protects the flame from an effigy of a big fish wind and rain as it burns overnight.) bodumin, n, area bosdhinun, v, kiss boduvai in'gili, n, thumb budha, n, Wednesday boduvun (araarumeh, massala-eh), buddhi, n, mind (thinking) v, escalate buddhi hama, adj, sane boe, n, buoy buddhiveri, adj, wise boh, n, frog budhu, n, statue boh-fani, n, tadpole budhu (kulhey), n, doll boi, n, pipal tree buh, n, boobs (breasts) boi fathu kunaa, n, mat with ficus buh dhinun, v, feed (milk to babies) religiosa leaf designs buin, n, beverage, drink bokaru, n, perfume (famous buin, v, suck, drink traditional), fragrant aloe wood buin (boan gengulhey kaanaa), n, bokarumaa, n, yellow elder drink boki, n, bubbles bulhaa, n, cat boki (karantu), n, light (electric) bulhaanigoo, n, pussy tail (plant) boki (karantu), n, bulb (electric) bulhi, n, hook boki erun, v, bubble bulhi (echcheh gudhulaafai othun), boki eruvun, v, bubble n, curl bokkuraa, n, small fishing boat, bulhi elhuvun, v, hook rowing boat, lifeboat bulhithun'bi, n, whimbrel (bird) bolhufathi, n, chain bulhivun, v, curl boli, n, cowry, shell buma, n, eyebrow bolirava, n, rattle bumaru, n, top (toy made of metal or bolugai rihun, n, headache wood) boluge naashigan'du, n, skull bumbaa, n, pump bomashi, n, handle of fish-tooth knife bun (kofee), n, coffee beans bon, n, bomb bunaa bunun, n, saying bon'bi, n, coconut husk bunelun, v, mention bon'bifaa, n, beach (wet, semi- bunkele, n, magic fanditha spell using muddy) coconut (A young coconut, kihah, has bon'di, n, bundle, confection made its top removed and liquid drained with coconut and sugar or jaggery and away. Oil is added and magic words wrapped in dry banana leaf are written in a spiral pattern on the bon'di kopee, n, cabbage, head upper outside shell. A wick is placed cabbage in the top, and a tripod of big yam bon'dibaiy, n, rice (sweet, sticky) leaves protects the flame from wind bon'dikan'dholhu, n, evening lily and rain as it burns overnight.) bon'du, n, lizard bunun, v, say, tell bon’dhu dhooni, n, Saunder’s little bura, adj, heavy tern buraasfathi, n, Thursday burakashi, n, back

85 buran'dha gon'di, n, spreading hog weed burave-othun (vaki kamegge nuvatha meehegge faraathah), v, depend bureki, n, demoiselle (baitfish) burevi, n, mangrove buriyah aruvaa, v, arse fucking (obscenity) burolhi, n, Balearic myrobalan (plant) terminalia bellerica buru, n, rushgrass burugaa (moonu), n, veil burus, n, brush buruvun, v, scatter buruzu, n, bastion

86 Cc chaabeedhinun, v, wind chaabooku, n, whip chaabookun thelhun, v, whip chaalaakee, adj, charming chaalu, adj, beautiful chaalukan, n, beauty chaandhaneemaa, n, crepe jasmine chaapu, n, print chaapukurun, v, print chaatu, n, map chaatu kurehun, v, map chaatufoiy, n, atlas champaapool, n, tail grape champakan'dholhu, n, crinum zeylanicum charukeys, n, circus cheezu, n, cheese chek kurun, v, check cheku (beynku), n, cheque cheynu, n, chain chichandaa, n, snake gourd chiskurun, v, crush chonchon ilolhi, n, green shank chuttee, n, holiday, vacation, leave

87 dhahanaa, n, armour dhahan’gu, adj, calm (no wind), very Dd dry dhaharaadha, n, commander (army) dhahee, n, yoghurt dhahi, adj, greedy dabal, n, double dhahivethi, adj, stingy, selfish dabalukurun, v, double dhahivethikan, n, greed dabiyaa, n, large tin container used to dhai, n, grindstone measure sand dhaiganna dhaigathun, n, bite daiy un'gulhaa burus, n, tooth brush dhaigathun, v, bite daiyfuku rondu, n, orange-lined dhaiy, n, tooth triggerfish dhaiy ken’dun, v, filing teeth dakutaru, n, doctor dhaiy (neelageri ethuge), n, tusk dazan, n, dozen dhaiydholhi, n, jaw, chin deenoa, n, dongle dhaiykuran'dhu, n, barleria priontis desku, n, desk dhaiythah (dhiypilaige), n, teeth dhaa (hashigadun hillaa), n, sweat dhakan'dhaa, n, premna obtusifolia dhaa (mas hifan gengulhey), n, net dhakkaa dhekkun, n, show dhaa jehun, v, net dhakkaalumeh, n, display dhaabba, n, demon living dhakkuvaidhinun, v, indicate underground on dry land (the ascent dhaleelu, n, evidence of the demon into daylight is a sign of dhalhu (dhirey thaketheege bolun the end of the world) falhaifai hunna), n, horn (outgrowth dhaadhi, adv, very on head) dhaadhi fahun, adv, recently dhalhu (echchethi alhaa kanvaaru), dhaagan'du, n, net (a small piece) n, tin (container small) dhaagan'du (haruvaalhuge), n, waist dhalhu (echchethi alhan gengulhey), cord for pants n, tin dhaagan'dukekuri, n, wild passion dhalhufeeni fullaa, n, reindeer fruit dhamaa gaadiyaa, n, cart dhaahillun, v, perspire, sweat dhamaagendhiun, v, drag dhaaimee, adv, permanently dhamui, n, dill seed dhaaimee, adj, eternal dhamuipool, n, thymol dhaairaa, n, area (physical or dhan (thin gadi iruge vaguthu), n, abstract) three hours dhaakhiliyyaamaa, n, bougainvillea dhan'bu gas, n, Java plum dhaani, n, pole bucket (for a well) dhan'bu kula, adj, purple dhaarul aasaaru, n, museum dhan'di, n, pole dhaavani (hedhumuge), n, train of a dhan'di (faleege), n, oar pole gown dhan'di ala, n, tapioca, cassava dhaavani (mas alhuvaa), n, gaff dhandijehun, n, stick dance dhabaru, n, rust dhan'di saagu, n, love lies bleeding dhabarujehun, v, rust dhan'difah, n, dark band of stormy dhabas, n, bag cloud dhafaiy, n, mudguard (car or bike), dhan'digan'du, n, stick sheet metal dhan'digan'du atha, n, sugar apple dhafaiygan’du, n, mudguard (car or dhan'divalhu, n, chance bike) dhan'du, n, field dhagaiyfaanu, n, magnet dhan'duheddhun, v, farm dhagan'du, n, iron dhan'duverikan, n, agriculture dhah, adj, below, low dhan'duveriyaa, n, farmer dhah, adv, backward

88 dhan'gan'du ken'di, n, acalypha dhavaadhu, n, paint paniculata dhavaadhulun, v, paint (coat with dhanaalu, n, hostel paint) dhan bodu, n, whitetip soldierfish dhaviggan'dhu, n, fennel dhandahelun, n, head crewman dhe faharu, adv, twice dhandifulhu dhooni, n, white-tailed dhebaihama (dhuniyeyge), n, tropicbird equator dhanee, n, goodbye dhebai kulha eh bai, n, half dhanfalhi, n, time allocation dhebai laskareen, n, two regiments dhanjehun, v, hang (kill oneself by (Malé’s early royal militia) hanging) dhebenge dhedhari, n, cousin dhanmaanu, n, mainsheet dhebudhaaru, n, deodar dhanmaanu mudu, n, clew cringle dheelathi, adj, generous dhanna, adj, familiar dheen, n, religion dhannakan, adj, educated (religious) dheguna, v, double dhannameehaa, n, priest dhehafthaa, n, fortnight dhanthura, n, trap dhekefaritha, adj, familiar dhanvaru, n, early morning dhekkun, v, show, view, point, dharaja, n, grade, rank, position display dharajakurun, v, grade dhekkun (thamseelun, dharan-gnah, v, credit harakaathun), v, perform dharani, n, credit, debt dhekolhu, adj, negative dhari, n, offspring dhekolhu, adv, against dharikolhu, n, dynasty, race (human dhekolhuhedhun, v, oppose division) dhekunah, adv, southward dharimai, n, fertilisation dhekunu, n, south dharivaru, n, student, pupil dhekunu kaali, n, Southern Cross dharuma, n, dharma dheli (liyumashaa chaapukurumah dharumavantha, adj, righteous beynunkuraa), n, ink dhas, adj, memorised dhelihikkaa, n, blotter dhashah, adv, below dhelimaali, n, apparition, charcoal- dhashugai, adv, beneath coloured and wearing a dress of dhashugai, under hessian bags dhaskoddhinun, v, educate dhemedhu, between dhaskurun, v, study, learn dhemeehun (nuvatha dhe dhassoora, n, jib boom echchakah nisbaiykoh), n, both dhathi (dhanthura), n, trap dhemehettun (gellumeh nuvaa goiy dhathi (udhagoo), adj, hard hedhun), v, preserve dhathi (udhagoo, thuraa), n, trouble dhemigenvun, v, last dhathikurun (udhagookurun), v, dhemihurun, v, persist, remain trouble dhemme, adv, just now, already dhattha, n, sister (older) dhemun, v, pull dhathuge daktaru, n, dentist dhen jehey, adv, next dhathuru, n, tour, voyage, trip, dhenehurun, adj, aware journey dhenfahe, adv, afterwards dhathurukurun, v, travel, trip, dhenhuri, n, rest (remaining parts or voyage, journey part) dhathuruveriyaa, n, passenger, dhennevumeh, n, notice (formal) tourist dhennevun, v, address (formally) dhaulaiy, n, state dheravefai, adj, sad dhauru, n, term dheravun, hithaamakurun, v, regret dhauvathu, n, invitation dhethan'di maa gas, n, garden dhauvathudhinun, v, invite balsam

89 dhethan'dimaa, n, balsam dhirun'baa, n, afore (front half of dhevana, adj, second ship) dhevana-eh neiy, adj, unique dhirun'baa kolhu ge, n, forecastle dhevi, n, ghost dhiruvaalun, v, swallow dheychcheh gulhuvun (sifa aai dhiulhi, n, belt (machinery part) battamah balaafai), v, match dhiun, v, go, leave dheydharu, n, mopsella ellisi dhiun, furun (thanakah dhaan), v, dheyh, n, two depart dheynjehun, v, owe dhivehi atha, n, custard apple dheythere dheythereyn, adv, dhivehi kan’bili, n, Maldive water periodically hen dheythi, n, both dhivehi koveli, n, Asian koel dheythi elhun, v, move back and dhivehi raabon'dhi, n, Maldive little forth heron dheyvaani, n, peon (of the court, also dhivehi ruh, n, coconut palm does flogging) dhiya, n, gravy dhi, n, daughter dhiya (meyvaage), n, juice dhidha, n, flag dhiyaa thakethi, n, liquid dhifaau kurun, v, defend dhiyaahakuru, n, treacle dhiggaa, n, cotton wood, sea hibiscus, dhiyaathakethi, n, fluid (its bark was used as measuring tape dhiyamudholhi, n, Bengal spiderwort for boat-building) dhiyavaru, n, tide dhigu, adj, long dhiyfaiy, n, gangway dhigu, n, length dhi-yoa, n, Goddess dhigu gon'di, n, bench dhi-yoa kaali, n, five-armed starfish dhigu thiyara, n, coffee senna dhi-yoage kulhi (dhi-oage kulhu), n, dhigu, us, adj, tall Game of the Goddess (tantric practice dhigu-tholhi, n, yardlong bean with men and women erotically dhiguaka, n, rectangle dancing together; later used to dhigumin, n, length describe men dancing dressed in dhigumin, usmin, n, height women’s clothes) dhiha aharu, n, decade dhoadhi, n, ray dhiha haas, n, ten thousand dhoalhan'bu, n, lemon dhiha vana, adj, tenth dhoani, n, boat dhikkanfathi, n, commelina diffusa dhogu, adj, false dhimaa, n, direction dhogu, n, lie dhimaa ah (nivaakameh nethi), adj, dhoguhedhun, v, lie naked dhoguveri, adj, dishonest dhimaa-ah, adv, toward dholan'gu, n, tray dhimaavun, v, meet dholhahakah, n, dozen dhinasha, n, Delphinus (four brightest dholhi, n, veil stars) dholhidhaan, n, palanquin dhinun, v, give dhon (kula ali), adj, fair dhinun (an'buraa dheygothah dhon (meyvaa), adj, ripe nuvatha dhakkaa gothah), v, lend dhon raabon'dhi, n, little yellow dhinun (gaboolukurumah, bittern nukurumah nuvatha balailumah), v, dhonalha, n, sorghum offer dhonamathi, n, sheet (covering dhireylaal, n, red precious stone coffin) dhireyraha, n, mercury (element) dhonbappa, n, step-father dhiri, n, cumin seed dhon bibi, n, bluelashed butterflyfish, dhirihuri, adj, alive redtail butterflyfish, blackwedged dhirihurun, v, live

90 butterflyfish, blackback butterflyfish, dhuni (dhuni dhan'deege theeru), n, scrawled butterflyfish arrows dhondheeni (kan'dhuvalu dhooni), dhunidhan'di, n, bow (and arrow) n, white tern (white noddy) dhuniye, n, globe, world, earth dhondhooni, n, dragonfly dhunjehun, v, smoke dhongu, n, humpnose big-eye bream dhunkaraas, n, jack dhonkeyo, n, banana dhun-kibaa, n, brazier (brass) dhonmamma, n, step-mother dhunmaari, n, wind instrument dhonna kun'di, n, washing powder (whistle made of palm leaves) dhonna meshin, n, washing machine dhun-mushi, n, brazier (brass) dhon noo mas, n, yellowback fusilier dhunnika, n, five leafed chaste tree dhoo (an'gathereygai onna), n, dhurah, adv, far tongue dhuru, adj, distant, far dhoo (faleege), n, oarblade dhuruhelivun, v, avoid dhoo (vaan kamuge idhikolhu), adj, dhurukurun, v, remove loose dhurumi, n, binoculars dhookoh dhiun (than, ge), v, dhurumin, n, distance evacuate dhurun, adv, far dhookollun, v, release dhushminkan, n, animosity dhookollun, n, abandon (an idea or dhushun, v, behold action) dhushun, fenun, v, see dhookurun, v, leave, leave (an dhusthooree, n, constitutional inheritance) conventions dhoola, n, carpet, rug dhuvaalu, n, daytime dhoolun, v, lick dhuvaaru, n, pavement, sidewalk dhooni, n, bird dhuvaasidi, n, escalator dhoonifaiy, n, feather dhuvahaku ves, adv, ever dhoonikoshi, n, cage dhuvahu, adv, daily dhoru, n, door dhuvas, n, day dhorufothi, n, curtain dhuvaskolhu, n, period of time dhoshee, adj, elder dhuvasvaru, n, period dhoshi (mas baanaa), n, fishing rod dhuvasvee, adj, old (aged) dhoshikan, adj, elder dhuvasvun, v, age dhoshimeynaa, n, Defence Minister dhuveli, n, speed dhovun, v, wash dhuveli belun, ruh gas ken'dun, v, dhuaa (namaadhu), n, prayer log dhuaakurun (namaadhukurun), v, dhuveydhaaru, n, Himalayan cedar pray dhuvun, n, run dhulhaheu, n, health dhuvun, v, run dhulhaheyo, adj, healthy dhuvvun, v, drive dhulhavun, v, swell diha-eh, n, ten dhulun, adv, by word of mouth din'gaa, n, prawn, shrimp dhun, n, smoke direktaru, n, director dhun eruvun, v, smoke dolaru, n, dollar dhun thari, n, comet dragu, n, drugs (illegal) dhun'buri, n, corkwood draivaru, n, driver dhunbuin, v, smoke dun'gethi, n, glory bower dhunfaiy, n, tobacco duraamaa, thamseelu, n, play dhunfaiy mas, n, sailfin tang fish (dramatic piece for the stage) dhunfini, n, fog, mist dushminu, n, enemy dhugen’thi, n, garden quinine (plant) duvvaa meehaa, n, driver dhunholhi, n, chimney

91 ehaathanah, adv, up to that time ehee, n, help, support, aid, assistance Ee ehee (dhathi, udhgoo nuvatha veydhenevi kamakun libey lui), n, relief eheetheri, adj, helpful e, n, it, that eheetherivun, v, support (help) e-ah-fahu, adv, after that eheetheriyaa, n, assistant ebaimeehun, n, they, them eheevun, v, assist, aid, help ebaimeehunge, their ehelun, v, beach ebbaarulun, n, co-operation ehen (ithuru meeheh nuvatha ebbaivanthakan, n, unity echcheh), adj, another, other ebbai-vantha, n, solidarity ehen (vaahaka-eh, kameh), adj, ebbaivun, v, ally different ebbasvun, v, admit, agree ehenee, that is (because) ebburige, n, bungalow ehenve, therefore, because echchegge, echcheh, n, object ehenveemaa, since echcheh, n, article (thing), object, eheyndhey, v, get fucked (obscenity) echchehi, n, thing ehibala, v, get fucked (obscenity) echchehigovun, v, scold eh-theli, n, mallet (used by toddymen) edhey edhun, n, request, urge ehun (suvaalukurun), v, ask edhey minvaru, n, demand ekaheri (vakivaki meehun nuvatha edheyedhumeh, n, wish echchehi), n, individual edhi hushahelhun, beynunkurun, v, ekaheri koh (vakivakeen), adj, apply individual edhun, v, urge, wish, request, desire ekaheri, ekeh, n, single edhurube, n, teacher (traditional, ekamaku, but male) ekan'buleyge, eynaa, n, she edhurudhaitha, n, teacher ekani, adj, alone (traditional, female) ekani veri, adj, lonely editaru, n, editor ekasheegenvaa, adj, eligible eejaadhu, n, invention ekasheegenvaa gothugai, adv, eemaan, n, belief probably eemaan (hithun gaboolukuraa ekasheegenvun (kameh vumumah), kurun), n, belief n, possibility eetu (furaalhugai jahaa), n, tile (roof ekatha, n, steel covering) ekeh, n, one eetu, elhigaa, n, brick eki-eki, thafaathu, adj, various efadha, such ekkahala, like effadha, adj, similar ekkahala, n, same effaharaa, adv, at once ekkiba, n, half section (one side of) effaraathun, adv, aside ekkibaavun, v, distancing yourself ega (en'ga), n, brace (rope controlling from something, moving to one side yard on mast) ekkuraa ekkurun (ethah echcheh egaara, n, eleven ekachchakah), n, mix eggamu mas, n, meat ekkuran (jamaakurun), v, gather eggamu muraka, n, milk bush ekkurun (echchethi thakeh), v, eggamu ulhan'dhu, n, vehicle collect eggoiy, like ekkurun (ekathi anekachchaa eggoiy, adj, similar gulhuvaigen), v, combine eggoiy, n, same ekkurun (hisaabu adhadhu), v, add eh-faharu, adv, once (numbers) eh-vana, adj, first ekkurun (mulhi jumla), v, sum

92 ekkurun (vaki tharutheebakun enburey-roalhi, n, whirlwind baibai), v, assemble endheri, n, black coral ekkurun, ekuvun (ethah echcheh endhun, en'dhun, n, burn ekachchakah), v, mix engun, v, inform, indicate ekolhukolhun, adv, upside down enme, adj, most ekuga, with en-vashi, n, scoop (for baitfish) ekugai, adv, along with, together entaatik, n, Antarctic ekugai (mulhin ekugai), adj, whole epaatmantu, n, apartment ekugaivun, v, accompany erun (thirin machachah), v, rise ekulevigenvun, v, consist erun (thirin machchah), v, climb ekuveri, adj, dear erun, v, board (boat or bus) ekuverikan, n, friendship eruvun (furaa dhuvvaa ekuverivun, v, ally ulhan'dhakah mudhaa, meehun), v, ekuveriyaa, n, ally board (boat or bus) ekuvun, v, unite esfinnaa, n, curse elaachaa, n, fabric (one side silk, esfiya, n, eyelashes other side cotton) esmaa gas, n, clearing nut tree elhigaa, n, brick esprey, n, spray elhun, v, pour essun, v, fasten ellun, v, throw, toss essun (bandeli akah-lai), v, bind ellun, n, fling essun (fashakun), v, tie eluvaathalhu, n, padlock esvalhu (fai gai), n, corn (on feet) eluvun, v, hang ethaa, ethan, there embiulens, n, ambulance ethan, adv, over there emmaaban'du kudhin, n, twins ethere, n, inside emme, adj, most ethere koilu, n, Sultan's palace area emme adi, n, bottom etherekurun (beyru karain), v, emme baarugadha, adj, super import emme ekasheegenvaa, adj, ideal etherevari (atholhegge there), n, emme fahun, adv, last lagoon emme furathama, adv, at first etherevari (eyshiyaa suveys kenelge emme gaboolu, adj, favourite irumathi), n, Middle East and Asia emme gina, adj, most etherey gai, adv, in emme madhuvegen, at least ethikolheh, n, bit emme mathi, adj, maximum ethikolhu, n, piece emme molhu, adj, super ettheyo, n, cane, rattan cane emme molhu, adj, best ethudhaiy, n, ivory emmefas, adj, final ethumadhu, n, china root emmehaa, n, all ethurun (vaki kamakah echchehi, emmen, n, everybody thaneh, meehun hamajessun), v, set emmuli vina, n, hay root ethurun (vaki tharutheebakun), v, emunun, v, thread (things onto a arrange string) etom, n, atom en, n, baitfish (general) evalaanch (sunoa aai ais gan'du- en'boo, n, sea lemon, yellow plum gan'dah farubadha mathin en'bureymaa, n, purple wreath faibaigathun), n, avalanche en'buri-aun, v, return everaju, adj, average en'burun, v, turn, whirl, twist evvaru, adj, even, equal en'dhu, n, bed evvaru kurun, v, level, balance en'dhu fothi, n, linen, bed linen evvaruvun (mubaaraathu, en'ga, n, brace (rope controlling yard kulhivarugai vakifaraatheh on mast) mohlunuvun), v, draw (contest or en'gun, v, understand, realise, know game neither side winning)

93 evvun (meehun), v, gather (people) ewes echcheh, n, anything eyna (anhen), n, she eyna (firihen), n, he eyru, adv, then

94 faaskurun (bilu, qaannonu majlisun), v, pass (bills and laws in Ff parliament) faasvun (imthih'aan fadha kamakun), v, pass (in an examination) faadhiree, n, bishop (Christian), faathihaa, n, wake (of deceased priest, monk person) faafa, n, sin fadi (odige), n, railing (of an odi) faafakurun, v, sin fageeru, adj, poor faaga, n, bitter gourd fagudi, n, headcloth (for male) faagathi, adj, pleasant, comfortable fahaa foshi, n, sewing machine faahaga, n, mark fahaa meehaa, n, tailor faahaga, n, emblem fahaadhuvun (fahaadhiun), v, chase faahagakollevey, adj, outstanding (pursue to catch) faahagakurevun, faahagakurun, v, fahaiy, adv, backside, back, backward notice fahaiy, n, rear faahagakurun, v, mark fahaiy (furagas), adv, behind faahagakurun, v, observe fahakah ais, adv, lately faahagathah, n, marks (markings) fahareggai, adv, perhaps faahagavun, faahagakurevun, v, fahari, n, sister-in-law recognise faharu, n, instance faahish, adj, sinful faharuva, n, urine faaithuvun, v, past fahathah, adv, backward faakhaanaa, n, toilet faheh, n, five faalan, n, bridge, jetty, quay fahsihi, n, twenty-four (trad.) faalhu, n, exposure (of something) fahuge, adj, recent faalhukurun, v, express, reveal fahun, adv, last, later faalhuvun (haamavun), v, surface fahun, after (become visible or known), expose fahuthibeen, n, descendants, later faalsaa, n, false berry generations, people who later hold the faamladheyri, n, Health Minister same official positions faan (effushun aneffushah ali fai, n, leg fenun), n, transparency fai (boava fadha thaketheege), n, faana, n, grouper fish tentacles faana miyaru, n, whitetip reef shark fai (dhiya hikkan lakudin hadhaafai faanhithi, n, seventy-two (trad.) hunna), n, bailing bucket faaraverikan, n, protection (by faidhaa, n, profit, benefit, gain, guarding) advantage faaraveriyaa, n, security guard faidhaahuri, adj, beneficial faaroshifihaa meehaa, n, baker faidhaavun, v, benefit, profit, gain faaroshige, n, bakery faidhigu makunu, n, spider faaru, n, wall faifuhi, n, doormat faarugan'du (hashigan'dugai faige in'gili, n, toe halaakuvefai vaathan), n, wound fail, n, fail faas (imthih'aanun vaa, nuvatha faisaa, n, cash, money, currency khaassa huddha eh), n, pass (in an faisaa ah badhalukurun, v, cash examination or permit) faisaa dhabas, n, wallet faaskurun, v, pass (after compliance faisaa fothi (laari), n, coin check) faithila, n, foot faivaan, n, shoe, footwear faiy (gasgahaa geheege), n, leaf

95 faiy kopee, n, kale (coarse curley­ word pandit, meaning ‘learned leafed cabbage) person’. In the southern atolls, faiyjehun, v, fold Huvadhu, Addu, and Fua Mulaku, faiykeyo, n, plantain (and in Laamu atoll to the north of faiykeyo (dhonkeyo), n, banana Huvadhu across the One and a half faiykeyo gas, n, banana plant degree channel), a form of fanditha faiythoora hingun, n, public notice known as Sinhala Fanditha is fai-in’dhey furain, age when babies practised, specialising in black magic start walking and seduction spells.) fakhuru, n, pride fangadu hibaru, n, sailfish fakhuruveri, adj, proud fangi, n, thatch fakkaa (meyvaa fadhathakethi fangifilaa, n, ceiling dhonve), adj, ripe fanhaa mas, n, broadbarred firefish, fakkaage, n, bungalow red lionfish fakkurun (thakuraarukurun), v, fani (dhirey fani), n, worm repeat fani (ola foni buimeh), n, syrup fala, adj, fat fanifakusa, n, insect falamadi, n, yam fanihan'dhi, n, trevally (bluefin falan'gufeyli, n, bed sheet trevally) falhaigen dhiun, v, burst fankaa, n, fan falhlhi, n, church, temple, cathedral fankaakurun, v, fan falhoa, n, papaya fankaaruh, n, European fan palm falhu (rasheh, ge-eh, thaneh), adj, fanlun (fan, bai bala), n, game abandoned played by chasing and trying to touch falhukurun, v, abandon (house, or a group of people in a circle island) fansaas, n, fifty falhukurun (dhookollun kameh, fansaas vana, adj, fiftieth thaneh, echcheh, meeheh), v, desert fansuru, n, pencil falhu miyaru, n, blacktip reef shark fanthoshi, n, woven coconut palm falhuthere, n, lagoon fronds falhuverin, n, crew fanvathu, n, leafy bit of fronds fali, n, oar fanvathu jehun, v, write a list falijehun, v, row faraa, n, unit of weight measure, falsafaa, n, philosophy twelve kilograms, three kotte fan'diyaaru, n, judge faraaiy, n, side fan'diyaaruge, n, court (legal) faraathun, from fan'du, v, faint faranjee, n, Europeans (non-Moslem) fan'du, adj, pale, dim farihi, n, songs (satirical) fan'duvun, v, fade farihi dhamui, n, caraway fan (fanlun, bai bala), n, game faritha, n, practice played by chasing and trying to touch farithakurun, v, exercise, practise a group of people in a circle farivalhu, n, ceremonial food fanaa (galun hadhaafaivaa nagili), faru, n, reef n, anchor (made of stone) farubadha, n, hill, mountain fanaavun, v, decay farudhaa, n, curtain fanara, n, fifteen farudhaa bageechaa, n, coffee tree fanas, n, forty-eight (trad.) polyscias belfouniana fanditha, n, sorcery, magic (a system farudhaakurun, v, curtain of magic, superstition, adapted Islamic farumaa kuraa meehaa, n, architect ritual, and medicine, indigenous to the farumaanu, n, yard (of sail) Maldives, but drawing on other Indian faruneecharu, n, furniture Ocean traditions. The word fanditha farutholhi (halitholhi), n, barracuda derives linguistically from the Indian faruvaa, n, care

96 faruvaa kuda, adj, careless fathaa (fathikoh evvarukoh), adj, faruvaatheri, adj, careful flat faruvaatheri kamaaeku, adv, fathaa fengan'du, n, swimming pool carefully fathan'gumaa, n, peacock flower faruvaatherivaathi, be careful fathigan'du, n, ruler (stationery) faruvaatherivun, v, care fathihu fini, n, dew fas (bimuge), n, soil fathis, n, dawn fas (veli), n, sand fathis namaadhu, n, dawn prayer fasaadha, n, aggression, hostility, fathun faiyfalhaa, n, life plant lewdness fathungasfalhaa, n, air plant fasdhaanu, n, grave fattarubai, n, waist chain fasdhaanulun, v, bury (in a grave) fatuloonu, n, trousers fasdheedhiun, v, pass (a point of fauju (lash-karu), n, army reference) faula, n, unit of weight, twenty-eight fasdholhas, n, sixty pounds, twenty-eight raatha faseyha, adj, easy faulhuvun, v, expose faseyha, n, ease faunu, n, gold coin (sovereign) faseyha (balimadukamakah dhey fazaa, n, space (outer) faruvaa), n, cure fee (kamakah, khidhumathakah faseyha (evves thuraaleh, dhakkan jehey), n, fee dhachcheh nethi), adj, convenient fee (kunive halaakuvefai), adj, rotten faseyhain, adv, easily feefaa, n, barrel faseyhain biruganna zaaiy feeroazu, n, green precious stone ekulevigenvun, adj, timid feerumuran'ga, n, sesbanis faseyhain hulhuifaa, n, organic feevun (kunivun), v, rot peroxide fefurument, n, peppermint faseyhakurun (balimadukamakun), fehi-oh, n, green peas, peas v, cure fehikula, n, green faseyhavun (balimadukamakun fehikulaige, adj, green nuvatha zakhamakun), v, heal fehivina, n, alternanthera bicolor faseyhavun (balimadukamakun), v, fehun (thinoahaai rodhi recover (from an illness) beynunkoggen), v, sew fasfiyakattala, n, fiveleafed yam fehurihi, n, whale shark fasgan’du, n, land fehuru, n, tangket (plant) cordyline fasgan'dujehun (fasgan'du hedhun), terminalis v, plough felailun (fitthun), v, squeeze fashaiganna (asaasee), adj, felhun (baibayah), v, cleave elementary femunu, n, great white shark fashan, n, keel fen, n, water fashui, n, silk fen aruvaa vadaan, n, fountain fashuimaagas, n, crested cock's comb fen foah ruh, n, areca nut palm (plant) fen fothilun, v, mop fashugai, suffix, edge of (used with fen iskuru, n, tap (to draw water or geographical descriptions) liquid) fashuli libaas, n, lined surgeonfish fen-gas, n, traveller's palm fasjehun (kamakaamedhu fen meegonu, n, water buffalo jehilunvun), v, hesitate fen-nagoo roalhi, n, water spout faskurun, v, put off, postpone (tornado) fassaalun, v, chase away fen-oakidu, n, water hyacinth fassihi (trad.), n, twenty-four fenboduvun, v, flood fasvana, adj, fifth fenbovaigenfaivaa, adj, thirsty fathaa (emuge baavatheh), n, fendaa, n, veranda cardinal fish fendhinun, v, water

97 fenfahikurun, v, make water flow fihun, v, grill, bake, scald (along pipe, gutter) fihunu mas, n, barbecued fish fenfehada, n, heart-leafed moon seed fijjehi thoraa, n, ribbed luffa (plant) fenfohey fihigandu, n, mop fikuru, n, intellect fengaa, n, drinking water container on filaa (fathikoh hunna lakudi), n, dhoani plank fengan'du, n, pond, lake filaa (kuda), n, tablet fenmatheegai othun, v, float filaa (maalimeege), n, sextant fenmathivun, v, surface (of water) filaa (thuni fathikoh hunna lakudi), fenna hisaabugan'du, n, vicinity n, board (flat piece of timber) fennagoiy (kamakaamedhu filaafilun, n, hide visnaagoiy), n, opinion filaavalhu, n, lesson fenun (fenna fenun), v, appear filaavalhu (baabu), n, chapter fenun (lolun), v, see filmaai thamseelu kulhey meehaa, n, fenun (nuvatha thasawwuruvun), v, actor view filmu, n, film fenvairukuraameeha, n, plumber filmu (baiskoafu), n, movie fenvaraa maagan'du, n, shower filmukurun (filmah negun), v, film (water device in bathrooms) filoamadi, n, reef flounder fenvaru, n, quality filolhu, n, sea bream fenverun, v, shower (wash one's filun, v, hide body), bathe fin'dhana, n, sand plover (small), feshan, n, fashion normal sand piper feshun, v, commence, start, begin fin'di, adj, timid feshun (asaasee), adj, elementary fin'di meehaa, n, coward fethun (fengan'dugai nuvatha fini, n, chill moodhugai), v, swim fini, adj, cool, cold fethurun, v, spread fini moosun, n, winter fevun, v, make apparent, make bold fini-hoonu beli, n, thermometer (typeface) finifen, n, water (cold) feybun (araahuri echchegge finifenmaa, n, rose mathin), v, get off finihah, n, snail feydhun, n, precipitation finihoonumin, n, temperature feyli, n, waistcloth (with white and finolhu, n, sandbar, sandbank (with black or brown bands worn by vegetation), sandbank aristocratic ladies and soldiers) firi (firimeehaa), n, husband feylige, n, camp (temporary lodging) firihen, n, male feylige jehun, v, camp firihen dharifulhu, n, son feyluvun (imthih'aan fadha firihen geri, n, bull kamakun kaamiyaabunuvun), v, fail firihen kujjaa, n, boy feyraan, n, textile firihen meehaa, n, man feyraan (majaazu: echchegge firihen vantha, adj, male fenvaru), n, texture (quality) firimeehaa (firi), n, husband feyraan (vaki thafaathu gothakah firukaigathun, v, snatch (things or hunna), n, garb leadership) feyru, n, guava firukun, v, crawl feyrun, v, pirate fis, n, crush feyrun, n, weavers of cloth fisthoala, n, pistol figuhu, n, religious doctrine (Islamic) fisvun, v, quash fihaa un'dhun, n, oven fitthi godhan, n, oat fihaara, n, store, shop fitthun, v, squeeze fihi, n, brush fitthun (kamakah edhi), n, pressure fihigan'du (kunikahaa), n, broom fithun, v, squeeze

98 fithuna, n, enmity, ill feelings, foniliboa (orengu), n, orange corruption (of a pure ideology) fonilun'boa, n, sweet lime, sweet fithuna fasaadha, n, civil strife, civil orange unrest fonimaa, n, mugwort fithuroanu, n, beef wood fonithoshi, n, cinnamon fiyaa, n, onion fonithulhaa, n, Java tea fiyaathoshi finifenmaa, n, pink roses foniya mas, n, black and white fiyaathoshi kula, adj, pink snapper fiyala, n, dolphin fish fonu, n, foam (mass of small bubbles) fiyan, n, lid fonuvaa meehaa, n, sender fiyavai, except fonuvun, v, send fiyavalhu, n, step foo (echchegge emme thiree kolhu), fiyavalhu gan'du (baiskaluge), n, n, bottom pedal foo (theli, thaan'gee fadha fiyavalhu-elhun, v, step thaketheege), n, base (of a thing or fiyavalhuthah, n, steps stucture) fiyjehi ulhaa, n, bangles with foohi, adj, dull scalloped design foohivefai, adj, bored fiyoh (kukulhu), n, chicken (young foolee thashi, n, goblet hen) foolhu, n, navel fiyohi, n, knife (small) foolhumaama, n, midwife flaitu, n, flight footu, n, unit of length (1 foot, 12 flaivud, n, plywood inches) foah, n, areca nut foruvaa foruvun, n, hide foam, n, form (application etc. paper) foruvun, v, hide, conceal foanukurun, v, ring (phone someone) foshaa, n, turban, white scarf foaraa foarun, n, reach foshi, n, box foari, n, zeal foshi (hedhun fadha thakethi foari maraa meehaa, n, security alhaa), n, suitcase guard foshi (kuda), n, chest foarun, v, reach foshi-thanmathi uflaa meehaa, n, foaruvun (dhigukurun), v, extend porter foavun, v, soak foshigan'du, n, case (a portable foavvalhi himeri, n, sword bean container) fodi, n, fart foshigan'du, n, box foh, n, baobab tree foshithanmathi, n, baggage, luggage fohey rabaru, n, eraser fothi (feyraan), n, material, cloth fohun (fuhelun), v, wipe fothi (thunikoh kafaafaivaa), n, slice foidhuvas, n, fortnight fothihuvan'dhu, n, Java galangal foiy, n, book fothikurun, v, slice foiy harugan'du, n, shelf fotoa, n, photograph foiy harugan'du, n, cabinet fotoanegun, v, photograph foiyfihaara, n, bookstore freymu, n, frame folhaa fothigan'du (hirafus fadha freymukurun, v, frame thakethi), n, duster fua, n, arecanut folhu, n, blister fudheyvaru, adj, enough, adequate foni (bodaa), adj, proud (arrogant) fudheyvaruvun, v, satisfy foni (hakurufadh thaketheege fudhun, v, satisfy raha)), adj, sweet fufoo, n, wax gourd, chinese foni hedhikaa, n, snack (sweet) watermelon, benincasa hispida foni jahaamuguri, n, belfruit fuh (godhan), n, flour foni jahaamuguri, n, Bengal quince fuh (himunkun'di), n, powder foniken'dun, v, boast

99 fuh (voshuge feethaa), n, wick furagas, adv, backside (candle or lamp) furasoothaa, v, conceive (aristocracy) fuh kafa, n, upland cotton tree furathama (evvana), adv, first fuh-kafa, n, cotton plant fureddhe, adj, foreign fuhun, v, erase fureddhe ala, n, taro fui, n, cunt (obscenity) furethikaalu an'bu, n, cashew nut fuiboi, v, suck cunt (obscenity) fureyni, n, sieve fulhaa, adj, wide, broad fureytha, n, demons, ghost fulhaamin, n, width, breadth furifai, adj, full fulhaavun (biyave boduvun, furihama, adj, complete echcheh nuvatha kameh), v, expand furihama (hurihaagothakun), adj, fulhah, n, fence perfect fulhah elhun, v, fence furihamakurun (ninmun), v, fulhah-gas, n, coffee tree complete fulhali, n, wooden gate furolhu, n, wheel fulhan'gi, n, flyingfish furolhun, v, roll fulhi, n, bottle furuh, n, Carpentaria palm fulhimadhu, n, cork carpentaria acuminata fulhoi, n, counter-current furun (dhathureh fashaigathun), v, fulhoivaru, n, counter-currents embark fullaa, n, deer furun (echchakah ehen echecheh fulooniyaa, n, kurchi (medicinal alhai nuvatha liye), v, fill plant) furun (ulhadhufaharu dhathurah), fulus meehaa, n, policeman v, depart fumey onu, n, flute (music) furusathu, n, chance, opportunity fummaigathun, v, leap fusfaan, adj, translucent fummun, v, jump fushethikaalu, n, Portugal fumun, v, blow, jump fushethikaalu ambu oh, n, cashew fun, adj, deep nut fun'daa dhai, n, stone grinder fushethikeysi, adj, Portuguese fun'dufun'dukurun, v, smash fushu, n, dry land fun'dun, v, grind fushuhiyaa, n, awning (temporary) funa gas, n, Alexander laurelwood over boatdeck tree fushun (faraathun), from funaa, n, comb fuskarudhaas, n, tracing paper funaa elhun, v, comb, brush (hair) fusthulhaa, n, silver bush funamaadhooni, n, lesser golden futumas, n, tilapia plover futuni, n, putty funi, n, pile, heap funijehun, v, heap, pile funmin, n, depth funnaabu, n, heel fuppaahan, n, balloon fuppaamey, n, lungs fura (ekaheri), adv, odd furaalhu, n, roof furaana, n, soul, life-breath furaana-ah, adj, to life furaarufilaa, n, plywood furaavaru, adj, teenage furagahah (fahathah), adv, backward furagas, n, rear

100 gaimu (kashavaru, yageen), adv, sure Gg gaimu (yageen, kashavaru), adj, definite galan, n, pen galhi kalhu-oh, n, doublebar goatfish gaa, n, stone galufaraaiy, n, reef side of dhoani gaa boa, n, blackside hawkfish galu guruwa, n, painted sweetlips gaa-imukurun, v, establish (fish) gaa-iy, adj, near, dear, related (to) gamaaru, adj, dumb gaa-iygadakah, around gamees, n, shirt gaa-iygadakah, adv, almost gan'dha koalhi, n, sweet basil gaa-iygan'dakah, adv, about (basilicum) gaa-iyvun (kairiah aun), v, approach gan'dhuraha, n, salaitree gaa-odi lava, n, songs (sung by gan'du (fathikho fulahaakoh hunna seawall menders) karudhaas, fothi fadhathakethi), n, gaadhooni, n, seagull, lesser crested sheet tern gan'dufen, n, ice Gaadhoo kolu, n, eastern entrance to gan'dukan'daa foiy, n, writing pad Malé harbour gan'dukurun (gan'duvun), v, freeze gaadu, n, guard gan'duvaru, n, palace, castle gaadukurun, v, guard ganevikkun, v, market gaahaka, n, giant clam ganjaa, n, Indian hemp, marijuana gaanoonee, adj, legal ganjufaraas (teeshaatu), n, T-shirt gaanoonu asaasee, n, constitution garada, n, devil's cotton gaathugai, adv, beside garahita muguraan, n, dark-banded gaaviyaa, n, main gaff topsail fusilier gabeelaa, n, tribe gareenaa, n, evidence gaboolukurun, v, accept garubagathun, v, conceive gaboolunukurun, v, reject (commoners) gabooluvun (ruhun), v, like garudhiya, n, fish soup gabulhi, n, coconut (semi-mature) garunu, n, century gabulhi rondu, n, blackbar triggerfish gas, n, tree gaburu, n, corpse gas (kuda, kudhi gas), n, plant gaburusthaan, n, cemetery gas heddhun (bageechaa heddhun), gadha elhun, v, force v, garden gadha rulhi, n, rage gasbon'di, n, bush gadha sunoa kolhigan'du, n, blizzard gasfelhun, v, germinate gadhafadha, adj, tough gasgahaagehi, n, flora gadharu, n, dignity gasgan'du, n, trunk gadharu kurun, v, admire gasgan'du (lakudigan'du), n, log gadhavun, v, recover (from illness), gasthukurun, v, intend win (battle or competition) gathulukurun, v, decapitate gadheemee, adj, ancient gathun (ageh dheefai), v, buy, gadi (60 minit, dhuvahuge purchase gadithah), n, hour gau, n, unit of weight, four ounces, gadi (vaguthu belumah ten thoala beynunkuraa), n, clock gaumu, n, nation, country gahanaa, n, jewellery gawaaidhu, n, rule gahuva (kofee), n, coffee gayaavaa, adj, favourite gaikehenbulhi (gan'dhakoalhi), n, gazu (yaadu), n, yard sweet basil (sanctum) ge (dhiriulhen hadhaafai hunna imaaraaiy), n, house

101 ge (dhiriulhey than, ufanvefaivaa ginihila, n, meteor than), n, home ginikaa maadhooni, n, ostrich gedha, n, pig weed ginikan'dhu, n, meteorite gedhabulhi, n, soot ginimaa, n, flame of the forest gedhoru dhinun, v, house ginimas, n, red snapper (L. gibbus) gellumeh, n, harm girun (dhiyaa echchge there-ah), v, gellun, v, disappear, lose dissolve (into a solution) gellun, n, loss girun'baa, n, bellows gellun (libey halaaku, gellun), n, girun'baa dhooni, n, pelican damage giruvaalaa thakethi, adj, corrosive gellun dhey dhoadhi, adj, radioactive giruvaanu, n, collar gema (dhey aadha), n, custom of gisgislamun, v, puffing and grunting giving presents under heavy load gemathi riyaa, n, mizzen sail gislun, v, sob gen'bun, v, drown githeyo mirus, n, ridged pepper genaun, v, bring giugan'du, n, frame (basic rigid general (askaree), adj, general structure of a thing) (military) giulhilaashi, n, Arabian gum genesdhinun, v, present (bring giulhu, n, streaker (fish) forward) gleysiar, n, glacier gennevun (koppaa gennevun), v, gnam gnam, n, nam nam stuff goadhi, n, dry dock gera, n, sea lettuce (scaevola taccada) goalhi, n, lane, street geri, n, cow goan'bili, n, star goose berry geri bakari, n, cattle goani, n, sack gerigui kula (mushikula), adj, brown goas (nuran'galhu), adj, bad gerimas, n, beef goathi, n, house block gethun (isthashi, rodhi fadha gobolhi-ala, n, taro (clumping form) thakethi), v, braid gobu, n, knob gethun (isthashigan'du fadha gobufunaagadu, n, gooseneck (fitting thakethi), v, plait securing boom to mast) geymeehaa (paaty fadha kankamah godhaa, n, skipjack tuna meehunnah dhauvathudhey godhadi, n, mattress meehaa), n, host godhan, n, wheat geys, n, gas gofi, n, branch ghaaibuvun (gelligendhiun), v, gofivun, v, branch disappear goh, n, knot ghairu haaziru, adj, absent goh (hashiganduge nizaamegge gifili (valhukotari nuvatha baeh), n, gland faakhaanaa), n, bathroom, house's goh (hedhumuga aai gameehugai outdoor washing area with a well alhaa), n, buttons supplying water for a open-air shower goh-jehun, v, knot gilafathi, n, necklace (wide) goi, n, tax collected from agriculture giligilikottun, v, tickle and horticulture enterprises using gina, adj, much, many government land gina ginain, adv, frequently goidhuruvaan, n, quadrants ginabas, n, phrase goiy (faadu, vattafaalhi), n, style ginain, adj, lot goiy (kameh kuraaney goiy), n, ginain, adv, more, often method ginakurun, v, add (increase) goiy (magu, kameh kuraaney), n, ginaveli, n, premna obtusifolia way ginavun, v, abound goiydhoonukurun, v, stubborn ginifathi, n, tongs (fire tongs) gokkulhan'dhuru, n, nut grass

102 goma (maavaharu), n, ambergris gulhey, adv, about gon, n, yellow boxfish gulhi, n, jar, pot (cylindrical, gon'di, n, chair terracotta) gon'di (isheenna than), n, seat gulhifaivaa gulhun, n, relative gon'dudhoh, n, beach gulhigen, adv, along gon'dudhoh (asseyri), n, shore gulhun, v, connect gongan'du geri, n, ox gulhun (battan, kula, mizaaju fadha goni, n, bay goiygothun), v, suit gonithashi (boathashi), n, bowl gulhun (ekuverivun, ebbaivun), v, gonjehun, v, challenge ally gonkaashi, n, raised band on woven gulhun (ekuvun), v, unite material gulhun (gulhuvun), v, join, link gonu, n, bag (palm leaf) gulhun othun, v, associate goodu hakuru, n, jaggery gulhuvun, v, join gorillaa, n, gorilla gulhuvun (ekugai, ekeegai), v, attach goru, n, piss (obscenity) gunakurun, v, multiply goruboi, drink piss (obscenity) gunbaa (pampu), n, pump gos, v, go (and do something) gunbaa kurun, v, enema goshi, n, cone gunbaajehun, v, pump (air) gothakun, in any way gundolhi, n, land edge of an island gotheggai, in some way eroded by tide gothugematheen, as indicated gunoothu, n, prayer said during the govaan, n, harvest, crop last part of the dawn prayer to restore govaan ken'dun, v, harvest overnight damage inflicted by the govaathakethi, n, explosives Dajjal to the copper wall at the end of govun, v, call the earth. govun (echchegge adu), n, call gunthura, n, metal stake (sharpened goyya, n, young girl at one end, used to make hole for in gruru-athu, n, lottery royal toilet area for defecation) gubbu, n, dome gunun, v, number, count gudhan, n, store, warehouse guraa, n, parrot gudhankurun (rakkaakurun), v, guraabu, n, warship (sail-powered) store guran’dha, n, coronation gudhu, n, curve, bend proclamation gudhugudhah, v, zigzag gurudhaa, n, kidney gudhukurun, v, bend gurus fenmathivun, v, astrological gudhulaafai, v, curve reading (auspicious) gudhurathee, adj, natural gudi, n, kite guguri (vidhuvaraa-eku visssaaraige thereygai ivey haru adu), n, thunder guguridhemun, v, snore gugurun, v, thunder gui, n, shit (obscenity) gul-alaa, n, tulip gulchampaa, n, frangipani guleynooranmaa, n, jasminium augustifolium gulha (beys gulha), n, tablet (medicine or drug) gulhamathi hifun, v, wrestle gulhazaarumaa, n, narcissus

103 hageegaiy, n, reality, fact hageegee, adj, actual, real Hh hagguvun, v, deserve hah, n, cleat hai (kunaa viyan beynun kuraa), n, reed haa (hau), n, reef (submerged deep in haihoonukan (ban'du-haikan), n, lagoon) hunger haa (kukulhuge firihen jinsu), n, hairaan, n, surprise cock (male bird), rooster hairaankollun, v, surprise haaboli, n, distorsio anus (shell) hairaanvun, v, exclaim, surprise haadhisaa, n, event hairaanvun (ajaibuvun), v, amaze haahaa, n, cheers (of a crowd) haivaanu, n, beast haahoora, n, black magic, sorcery haivaanu bageechaa, n, zoo haalath, n, situation haivakaru, n, teak haalhala, n, sea vetch tree haiy vana, adj, seventh haali, n, nest haiydhiha, n, seventy haali hedhun, v, nest haiy dhunmathi kavai, wearing haalu-haalun, adv, rarely seven (or many) perfumes haama-koh en'gifai, adj, obvious haiykolhu (isfaalha), n, royal haamakurun, v, expose, reveal umbrella haamas, n, offal hajamukurun, v, digest haaneekka, n, injury hakatha, n, energy haaneekka (zakham), n, wound hakatha (baaru), n, strength haaneekkavun (zakhamvun), v, hakatha (betereege), n, charge wound (electrical eg. in battery) haaru (haaru keun), n, supper hakeem, n, medicine man haaru (karugai alhaa gahanaa), n, hakuraa, n, public works necklace hakuru, n, sugar haas (1,000), n, thousand halaaku, n, damage, ruin haasilukurun (libun), v, obtain halaaku kurun (veeraanaakurun), haasilumaasilu, n, duty (customs v, ruin, destroy taxes for imports and exports) halaakurun, v, spoil haasilusun, adv, zero tax (describing halaakuvefaa, adj, spoilt trading without paying government halaakuvun, v, spoil taxes) halaakuvun (odifaharah haaziree, n, attendance kan'dumatheegai libey gellun), v, haaziru nuvun, adj, absent wreck haaziruvun, v, attend halaalu, n, legitimacy habaru gas, n, Barbados aloe halaaseen, n, admiral hadhiyaa, n, gift, present halaveli, n, tasselplant hadhiyaa kurun, v, present halha, n, strong winds of early north­ hadhu, n, vase with a long neck east monsoon hadi, adj, disgusting halhey, n, scream, shout hadi (tharutheebeh nethi), adj, halheylun, v, scream untidy halheylun (adugadhakurun), v, hadikurun (echche nuvatha kameh shout halaakukurun), v, spoil halheylun (haru-adun govun), v, yell hadivefaivaa, adj, dirty halhon'gu, n, caulking haeh, n, six halhuthaalu (nuvatha jehun), n, hafolhu, n, gunwales strike hafthaa, n, week haluidhaa, n, jelly hafthaa aku effaharu, adv, weekly haluvi, adj, fast

104 hama, adj, just handi, n, mythical spirit (female) hama-efadhain, adv, in a similar handikuda, n, mushroom manner or way handi-ulhaa, n, bangles made of glass hama (miuzikuge), n, beat (music), or ceramic that women wore in rhythm (music) Maldives in ancient times hama ekani, adv, only hanhaara, n, love hama hama, n, level hanhaaravethi, adj, loving hama heygai, adj, conscious hani, adj, narrow hama himeynkan, n, silence hanjaa, n, sidestay rope (on boat), hama mihaaru, adv, at once, halyard immediately, just now hanjehun, n, signal for help hama mivaguthu, adv, immediately hanu, n, whetstone hamahama, adj, equal, even hanuhimeyn, adj, still hamahama (thafaatheh nethun), n, hanukissaara, n, genie (malevolent & equal smelly) hamahimeyn, adj, quiet haraan, adj, forbidden hamajehun, v, settle haraandhari, n, bastard hamajessun (echchethithakeh, haraankurun, v, forbid kameh vaki gothakah), v, sort harakaaiy, n, action, movement hamajessun (jehifaivaa massala-eh harakaaiykurun, v, move nuvatha kusheh), v, fix harakaaiytheri, adj, active hamajessun (vakigothakah), v, set harakaatheh neiy, adj, inactive hamakurun (kirun), v, balance harakaiy, n, motion hamala, n, attack harimma, n, grave site, enclosure hamaladhinun, v, attack (around mosque) hamama, adj, fair (just) haroashi (harugan'du), n, ladder hamdharudhee, n, sympathy haru (buddhiveri), adj, wise han, n, skin haru (kunaa fadha thakethi viyaa), han (dhibaaghukulha), n, leather n, loom han'das, n, tongs haru (maduge idhikolhu), adj, hard han'dhaan, n, memory haru (thasarrafu fudhun), adj, han'dhaan natthaalun, v, forget mature han'dhaan-nethun, v, forget haru (thashi fadha thakethi han'dhaanee echcheh, n, monument bahattaa), n, rack han'dhaankoh-dhinun, v, remind harubas, n, proverb han'dhaankurun, v, remember harubee, n, march played by royal han'dhaanvun, v, miss (someone) band when monarch in procession han'dheygiri, n, Home Minister, harudhanaa (nuvatha Prime Minister badhaluvumennethi dhemiothun), han'dhu, n, moon adj, steady han'dhuvaree maa, n, golden harufa, n, serpent, snake dewdrop harufaiy, n, step (staircase), stair han'dhuvaru, n, moonlight harufaiythah, n, steps (staircase) han'doo, n, rice (raw) harugan'du (than-thanah araan han'guraama, n, war, battle gengulhey), n, ladder han'guraamakurun, v, battle haruge (aammu baddhaluvun hanaakurun, v, roast baavvaa ge), n, hall hanafas (vaarey nuvehi haruge (odi-dhoanifaharu laa ge), n, ginadhuvasvun), n, drought boatshed handharu, n, unit of weight, harukashi, adj, strict hundredweight, 112 pounds, four harukoffai (echchakaa ekeegai faula nuvatha gulhuvaafai), v, attach handhemun, v, skin

105 harukurun (nuvatha vaankurun), v, hedhun (gas-gahaagehi fadha fasten thakethi), v, grow harumal, n, Syrian rue hedhun (nuvatha anna-unu), n, haruthakethi, n, solid clothes haruvaalhu, n, baggy trousers hedhun (vaki kamakah kan'da- (women's), shalwar elhifaivaa feyraan), n, costume haruvaru, adj, semi-ripe hedhun badhalukurun, v, change hasadhaveri, adj, jealous (clothes) hasadhaverikan, n, animosity hedhun elhun, v, dress hasfathaalu, n, hospital hedhunbeylun, v, undress hashanara (nuvatha alifu-baa), n, hedhunlun, v, garb alphabet heekurun, v, think (opinion, hasheefen, n, sperm intention) hashi himeynkan, v, relaxation heen'lun (hinithunvun), v, smile hashifaseyha, adj, comfortable heenaa, n, henna hashifaseyhakan, v, comfort heevun, v, believe, think (not certain) hashigan'du, n, body (human or heeraa, n, diamond animal) hees, n, urine hashigan'du (insaanaage), n, body heeslun, v, urinate (human) hefun, v, chew hashigan'duge tharubiyyathu, n, hehun, v, husk (coconut) physical education heki, n, clue, evidence hathaa, n, coral rock (flat and used heki dhekkun, v, prove for building) hekiveriyaa, n, witness hathaa (kulhadhuru), n, beehive helen'beli, n, tamarind hathareh, n, four hello, n, hello hathareskan, n, quadrangle, square hellun (un'dhoali fadha thakethi), v, hatharu bai kulha ebbai, n, quarter swing hatharu dhan, n, distance of 48 miles heluvun, v, shake, rock hatharu dhan, adv, all day, all night heluvun (dhefaraathah), v, quake hatharu vana, adj, fourth hen'dhunu, n, morning hatharuguna, n, quadruple hen'dhunu sai, n, breakfast hatheh, n, seven herun (odifaharu), v, sink (boat at hathiyaaru, n, tool; long lance or any sea) light arm used by monarch’s herun (thoonu echcheh), v, stab bodyguard, weapon hevaa, n, coconut flesh (tender) hathiyaaru elhun, v, arm hevvaa, adj, funny hathuru, n, enemy hevvaa meehaa, n, clown hathuruverikan, n, animosity hevvun, v, amuse havaadhu, n, spice hey (vaanuvaa en'gun), n, havaasaa, n, margin consciousness havana, adj, sixth hey nakaiy, n, Bootes (constellation) havaru, n, royal regiments (six) heydhakurun, v, spend havarah dhevvun, v, give to the heyhankurun, v, nurse havaru (by Sultan or ministers for heyhuri, adj, conscious beating, torture and/or death) heyjehey, adj, mature (person) haveeru, n, late afternoon, evening heykun, v, daub hayaathu (dhiriulhun nuvatha heykun (un'gulhun), v, smear dhirun), n, life heylai othun nuvatha hurun, v, hayyarukurun, v, arrest awake hedhikaa, n, snacks heylhi, n, bushy area (at edge of an hedhun (echcheh), v, make island) heylun (nidhin heylevun), v, wake

106 heyluntherivun, adj, aware himeri, n, flat bean heyneiy, adj, unconscious himeri tholhi, n, Lima pole bean heynethifaivaa, adj, unconscious himeyn, adj, silent heynujehey, adj, childish himeyn, adv, still heyokameh koddhinun, v, favour himmi, n, gap (between timber or heyokanthah, n, favour tiles) heyo-naseeb, n, good luck! hin'dhu, n, instance heyovaru, adj, enough hin'dhu, while, moment heyovaru, n, fit hin'dhukoleh, while, moment heyovaru kurun, v, fit, adjust hin'dhukolheh, n, moment heyriyaakurun, v, tack hin'gaalumeh, n, walk heyrun, v, bray (animal cries) hin’gamundhaakan, adj, on-going, heyruvun, v, mock continuing hi-iy, n, heart hin'gun, v, walk hibaru, n, spearfish (marlin) hindheen, n, Hindus hichchah dhiun, v, picnic hindhemilun, v, straighten and stretch hifaa agu, n, charge the body hifaagengulhey thakethi, n, utensils hindhukara, n, India (traditional hifaigen, v, carrying name) hifehettun, v, hold hindhun (kakkai fen madhukurun), hifun, v, catch v, boil (evaporating fluid) hihoo, adj, cool hineveni, n, servant (of royalty) hihulu-elhun, v, put food somewhere hinevun, v, wash (dead human body) to cool hin’gaafaivaa, adj, already happened hikan'dhi, n, shrew hingun (ingeenu fadha thakethi), v, hikan'dhi gas, n, curry leaf tree operate (machinery) hiki, adj, dry hingun (viyafaari fadha kameh), v, hiki hanafas, n, drought manage hiki hanafas, adj, arid hini, n, ant hiki kaanaa, n, snack (dried) hinigan'du, n, laughter hiki mas, n, fish (dried hard) hinithun, n, smile hiki meybiskadhuru, n, raisins hinithunvun, v, smile hikihui, n, hay hinna, n, land (rented out by hikka, n, wrasse government) hikumaiy, n, ability (to plan and hintha, n, deceit, dishonesty implement) hinun, v, wash (body) hila, n, stone, rock hippun (thaiykurun), v, glue hilaalu ahumar, n, Red Cross hirafus, n, dust (international organisation) hirafus folhaa fothigan'du, n, duster hila karudhaas, n, sandpaper hirafus folhun, v, dust hiley, adj, free hiri adhadhu, n, numbers (even) hilihilaa, n, chain hirigaa, n, coral (white, madrepore) hilun, v, stir hiriyaafaathura, n, royal presence hima, adj, thin hiru boli, n, cowry cypraea talpa hima godhan, n, barley hirugan'du, n, gum (around the roots himaaru, n, ass of teeth) himaaru, n, donkey hirun'dhu, n, tulip tree himaayaiykurun, v, protect hiruvun, v, itch himabihi, n, measles hisaabakah, n, amount (level or himenigevun (vaki thanegge, degree of) faraathegge, echchegge bayakah hisaabu, n, maths, account vun), v, belong hisaabugan'du, n, region, area, zone himenun, v, include hisaabukurun, v, calculate

107 hissaa, n, share (certificate), share hoama, n, Monday hissaa dhaaru, n, share holder hoanu, n, gecko hissaakurun, v, share hoara, n, lesser frigate bird hithaama, n, grief, sorrow, regret hoara elhun, v, glide hithaamahuri, adj, sorry hodu, n, vomit hithaamakurun, v, grieve, regret, hodulun, v, vomit lament hohalha, n, den, cave hithaamaveri, adj, tragic holhi, n, hose, pipe, tube hithaavun, v, love (sexual) holhiburi, n, tube hitha miyaru, n, zebra shark holhiburi (karantu), n, light hithi, adj, bitter (electric) hithi dhamui, n, bishop (plant) carum holhin, n, Moslems from Malabar copticum holhuashi, n, seat (for public use at hithi gas, n, neem tree beach) hithi naarin'gu, n, sour orange hon'deli, n, blue sprat hitthala, n, Indian arrowroot, tacca hon'du, n, proboscis lily (edible) honihiru, n, Saturday hitthan, n, operculum honimma, n, north-east hithun gaboolukurun, v, believe honu, n, lightning (causing a fire) hivvaru, n, courage hoonu, adj, hot, warm hivvarugadha, adj, gallant hoonu, n, heat hiy-avas, adj, impatient hoonu fen, n, water (hot) hiy-avasvun, v, excite hoonu moosun, n, summer hiy-dhamaigathumuge baaru, adj, hoonukurun, v, heat attractive hooru kaafa, n, great great hiy-dhathikurun, v, hurt grandfather hiy-faseyha, n, pleasure hoorun, v, wag, wave hiy-ufaa, adj, delightful horu (dhirey echchethi konefai hiy-varu, n, bravery hunna), n, hole (dug by animal or hiy-varu dhinun, v, encourage insect) hiyaa, n, shade hospital gai beyvvun, v, admit hiyaavahi, n, shelter (hospital) hiyalhu, n, wolf, fox, jackal hotaa, n, hotel hiyani, n, shadow hovaalevey, adj, outstanding hiygaimu, adj, pleasant hovun, v, select hiyhama jessun, v, please, satisfy hovun (kuriket, bashi fadha hiyheyo, adj, kind kulhivarugai), v, field hiy-ruheynama, n, please hovun (negun), v, pick hoadhaigathun, v, obtain hovun (voatulaigen), v, elect hoaddhunheyo, n, beautiful figure huddha, n, permission, permit (female body) huddhadhinun, v, allow, authorise, hoadhun, v, discover, find, search permit hoadhun (an'buraa dhey gothah hudhu, adj, white echcheh athulun), v, borrow hudhuhuiyppilaa, n, pot pata aerva hoadhun (echcheh feneythoa belun), lanata v, search huhi, n, coconut (malformed) hoadhun (echcheh feneythoa belun), huihappaa dhan'du, n, farm v, seek huihappaa meehaa, n, shepherd hoadhun (libigathun), v, get huivani, n, sandworm hoadhun (masakkaiy koggen huiy, n, juice thakethi libigathun), v, earn huiy gina, adj, juicy hoagulhaa, n, Audubon's shearwater huiy raha, adj, sour hoahoa, don't do that (baby talk) huiy-kiru, n, yoghurt

108 huizun, n, costus root huri, adj, existing hukurudhuvas, n, Friday hurigoiy, n, condition (state of being) hulhan'gah, adv, westward hurihaa, n, all hulhan'gu, n, west hurihaa, adj, entire hulhan'gu moosun, n, south-west hurihaa echchehi, n, everything monsoon hurihaa thaaku, adv, everywhere hulhu (dhoru fadha thaketheege), n, hurumaiy, n, respect hinge hurumaiytheri koh hithun, v, respect hulhu nuhifaa gas, n, non-flammable hurun (thaneggai), v, stay compressed gas hus, adj, empty, vacant, blank hulhugan'du, n, flame hus vaguthu kolhu, n, time off hulhuhifaa, adj, inflammable hus-hashibai, adj, single (unmarried) hulhuhifaa dhiyaa thakethi, n, hushahelhun, v, present, offer, inflammable liquid proposal, propose, suggest hulhuhifaa geys, n, inflammable gas hushahelhun (nuvatha hulhuhifaa maaddhaa, n, lafaadhinun), v, recommend inflammable material huskurun, v, empty (container) hulhuvaafai, adj, open husnuheenaa, n, queen of the night hulhuvihan'dhu, n, crescent (plant) hulhuvun, v, open husthan, n, space (empty area) hun, n, temperature (fever), fever husvun, v, exhaust (run out of) hun'gu, n, asafoetida (plant) huthuru, adj, ugly hunaru, n, skill huttun, v, cease, stop hunaruveri, adj, skilful huttun, n, halt hunaruverikan, n, technology huttuvun, v, block hunbalaakashigan'du, n, huvaa, n, oath thermometer huvaakurun, v, swear hungaanu, v, rudder huvadhu raabon’dhi, n, Maldive hungaanu, n, steering wheel pond heron hungaanu dhooni, n, tiller huvafaiy, adj, widow hungaanuhifun, v, steer huvafen, n, dream huni (gaanaafai hunna kaashi, huvafen fenun, v, dream gabulhi), n, coconut (scraped) huvagoh, n, sweet sedge huni (saafu himun uva), n, lime huvan’dhu, n, perfume (chewed with betel & areca) huvan'dhu kelaa, n, sandal wood hunigon'di, n, coconut scraper huvan'dhumaa, n, jasmine, white hunigon'di filaa, n, lippia nudiflora jasmine hunna hurun, n, stay hunnevun, v, stay (upper class form) hunun, v, laugh huraa, n, island (small, no vegetation) hurage, n, gaol, jail, prison huras (dhe-echchege dhemedhugai vaa), n, barrier huras (hurahah alhaa vakaru fadha thakethi), n, barrier bar huras (kameh viya nudhinumah alhaa), n, obstacle huras-elhun, v, prevent huras galhi kandu kaalhu, n, brown- and-white butterflyfish huraskurun, v, cross (a road) huren'dhi, n, tulip tree

109 injineyru, n, engineer innafaiy, n, crossboards Ii insaafu, n, justice insaanaage kashigan'du, n, skeleton insaanee, adj, human insaaniyyath, n, humanity ibaaraaiy, n, sentence structure insaanun, n, human ibilees, n, devil (Satan) inthikhaab, n, election ibraiy, n, wisdom inthizaaru, n, wait idhikolhu, adv, against inthizaaru kurun, v, wait idhikolhu, adj, opposite inzaaru, n, warning ifreethu, n, giant jinni (disagreeable) inzaaru (rasmee), n, reprimand igili dikkurun, v, point inzaarukurun, v, warn igthisaadhu, n, economy iraadha, n, divine will iguthiraahu, n, proposal (idea) iraakolhu, n, early evening ihaanaiy, n, irreverence iraaku gas, n, tooth brush tree ihi, n, spiny lobster, lobster irah en'bureymaa, n, sunflower ihidhashu, n, tenth plank on keel of iru, n, sun ship irudheymaa, n, Arabian jasmine ihuge, n, past (distant) iruhin’gaa dhekunu dhan’di, n, ihusaas, n, sensibility, feelings Tropic of Capricorn ihusaasvun, v, feel, sense iruhin’gaa uthuru dhan’di, n, Tropic ihuthiraamkurun, v, respect of Cancer ijuthimaaee, adj, social irumachchah, adv, eastward ikhlaastheri, adj, sincere irumatheege, n, orient ikhuthiyaaru, n, choice irumathi, n, east ilaahee, adj, divine irushaadhu, n, lesson ilaahu, n, God iruvaa vai, n, north-eastern wind ili, n, wooden pegs (used in iruvai hudhu, n, eastern cattle egret shipbuilding) iruvai moosun, n, north-east ilibai, n, dowelling monsoon ilmu, n, knowledge is, adj, principal ilmuverin, n, scholars isbaghulu, n, ispaghula (plant) ilthimaas, n, appeal isfaalha (haiykolhu), n, royal ilthimaas kurun, v, appeal umbrella ilzaam, n, blame ishaa namaadhu, n, prayer (late ilzaamu elhuvun, v, blame evening) imaaraaiy, n, building ishaaraaiykurun, v, point imaaraaiykurun, v, build (house etc) ishaaraiy kurun, v, mime imthihaankurun, v, examine, test isheenna than (nuvatha gon'di), n, imthihaanu, n, test, examination seat in'gili, n, finger isheenun, v, sit in'guru, n, ginger iskandhinun, v, prefer inaamu, n, prize, award, reward iskoalu, n, school inaamudhinun, v, reward iskuru, n, screw inaayaiy, n, privilege iskurun, v, appoint inchi, n, inch islaahu, n, reform, correction, indhun (gas falhuvan oh), v, sow amendment (to law or constitution) indhun (gas-gahaagehi), v, plant ismeehaa, n, leader ingireysi, n, English ispe-aru, n, spare injeenu, n, engine israafu (kuni, beykaaru thakethi), n, injeenu (motaru), n, motor waste injeenu hadhaa meehaa, n, mechanic

110 israafukurun (beykaarukurun), v, waste istaakeenu, n, socks isteyju, n, stage isteyju, n, platform isteyshan, n, station isthilaah’u, n, glossary, terminology isthashi, n, hair isthashibeylun, v, shave isthirikurun, v, iron isthisnaa, n, exception isve-vadaigathun, v, taking responsibility for (upper class form) isvun, v, taking responsibility for ithaa, n, oyster itthifaaq, n, coincidence ithubaaru, n, confidence, reliability ithubaaru kurun, v, trust ithurah, adv, more ithuru, adj, extra ithurukurun, v, increase, extend ithuruvun, v, escalate ithuruvun (ginave), n, surplus iu'laan kurun (aammukoh meehunah engumah), v, announce iulaankurun (rasmeegothun), v, declare iulaanu, n, notice iuthiraazukurun, v, deny ivun (adu), v, hear iyye, n, yesterday izunalibun (nuvatha izunadhinun), v, excuse izzaiy, n, honour izzaiytheriyaa, n, gentleman

111 jeebu, n, pocket jeeluthah, n, generations (of people) Jj jeens, n, jeans jehigen, adv, next jehigen, adj, next to jehun, v, hit, strike, kick, belt jaadhoo, n, magic, spell jehun (dhe-echcheh baarah ais jaafaiy, n, feast jehun), v, collide jaahilu, adj, barbaric, savage jehun, n, blow (violence) jaasoosu, n, spy jeketu, n, jacket jagu, n, jug jeymu, v, jam jahaajehun, n, kick, strike jeymu gas, n, Japanese cherry tree jahaamuguri, n, belfruit, wood apple, jifuti, n, hut Bengal quince jinni, n, genie jahaigathun, v, grab jinsu, n, sex (gender) jalaalathul malik, n, His Royal jizee, n, tribute Highness joadu, n, couple, pair jallaadhu, n, executioner joadu (saiboa), n, cup jalsaa, n, meeting joaku, n, joke jalu, n, prison, gaol (jail) joos, v, juice jalugai vaa kuh-veriyaa, n, prisoner jumhooree dhuvas, n, republic day jam-iyyaa, n, association, jumhooreemeyvaa, n, passionfruit organisation jumhooriyyaa, n, republic jamaakurun, v, collect jumla (maana furihamavaa jamalu, n, camel ibaaraatheh), n, sentence jamalu kotaa, n, purging croton jumla (mulhi-eku), n, sum, jan'buroalu, n, wax apple, Java apple aggregate, total janaazaa, n, funeral jurimainaa kurun, v, fine janavaaru, n, animal, beast juvaakulhun, v, gamble janavareemaa, n, chain of love vine janbu, n, rose apple jangalee, adj, wild jangali, n, jungle, forest jangiyaa, n, underpants japaanu finifenmaa, n, moss rose jaariyaa, n, slave woman (concubine) jasthu, n, tin (metal) javaabu, n, reply, answer javaabudhinun, v, answer, reply javaahiru, n, diamond, gem, jewel javaahirumaa, n, crepe myrtle javvah dhamaa oi, n, convection current javvee, adj, atmospheric javvee obun, n, atmospheric pressure javvu, n, space (outer) javvu (vai kan'du), n, atmosphere javvuge dhathuruveriyaa, n, astronaut jazaa, n, reward jazeeraa, n, island jazubaath, n, emotion jeebah-lun, v, pocket

112 kabeelaa, n, bronze bolts kachoaru, n, launching ramp (for Kk boat) kadhuru, n, dates (fruit) kadi, n, red oxide compound kafa, n, cotton kaa (kaa-bandhi, bandhi), n, poetry kafa gas, n, cotton plant (ancient Dhivehi style) kafa rajaa, n, quilt kaa kotari, n, dining room kafeyraa, n, cage structure usually kaabafain, n, ancestors used to transport poultry on boats kaadu (karudhaahun hadhaifai kafujehun, v, tow hunna), n, card kafun, n, death robe, body shroud kaadu, n, inventory document of kahan'bu, n, hawksbill turtle, tortoise storage house kaharuvah gas, n, heritiera littoralis kaadu, n, food (rations) kaireegai, adv, beside kaafa, n, grandfather kairi, adv, near kaafa dharifulhu, n, grandchild kairifah, n, edge (grandfather’s) kairivun, v, approach kaafarun, n, infidels (non-Moslems) kairu, n, black crutch (plant) kaafooru, n, camphor kaithuvah, n, musket kaafooru tholhi, n, cardamom kaivaiy, n, span (tip of thumb to tip of kaakah, whom index finger on the same hand kaaku, who stretched out) kaakuge, whose kaivanikurun, v, marry kaalhu, n, crow kaiveni, n, marriage, wedding kaalhulun'boa, n, phyllanathus niruri kaiveni koggen, adj, married kaali, n, rungs kaivenikurun, v, wed kaaligan'du miyaru, n, hammerhead kajoo, n, cashew nut shark kakkaa, n, chef, cook kaamaran'ga, n, starfruit kakoo, n, knee kaamineepool, n, satin wood tree kakoojessun, v, kneel kaamiyaabu, adj, successful kakuni, n, crab kaamiyaabu, n, success kalaa, n, you (polite) kaamiyaabuvun, v, win, succeed kalaage, adj, your kaanaa, n, food, meal, diet kalaan'ge (ilaahu), n, God kaandhinun, v, feed kalaaseen, n, crew of royal odis (with kaani, n, sea trumpet other official duties as well) kaan’loa, n, term of endearment for a kaley, n, you woman kaleyge, adj, your kaanu, n, drain kalhi, n, pupil (eye) kaaru, n, car kalhi-elhun, v, glare, stare kaaru dhuvvaa dhuvvun, n, ride (in kalhigan’du miyaru, n, scalloped a car) hammerhead kaaru dhuvvan, v, ride (in a car) kalhu, adj, black kaarukhaanaa, n, industry, factory kalhu dhiri, n, love in a mist (plant) kaashi, n, coconut (mature) kalhu faana, n, whitespotted grouper kaashi hikaa, n, sixbar wrasse kalhu kan'dhili, n, trailing eclipta kaasinjee, n, lemon grass kalhu landaa, n, bicolour parrotfish kaathib, n, clerk kalhu mugu, n, black gram kaavenikurun, v, wed kalhu-mini kaavagu, n, panther kaavenivun, v, marry kalhubilamas, n, skipjack tuna kabbaabu, n, Java pepper kalhuhutthumeyvaa, n, pond apple kabbin, n, cemetery kalhukalhi, n, iris (eye)

113 kalhukalhlha, n, zig zag plant kan'doo, n, bottle gourd (plant) kalhuoh, n, red mullet kan'doo kakuni, n, crabs (big, red) kalhurevi, n, black mustard kan’du, n, sea, ocean kalhuvakaru, n, ebony tree kan'du dhathurukurun, v, sail kalamidhi, n, royal kan'du olhi, n, gulf kalaminja, n, prince kan'du-gadha, adj, stormy (seas) kaliyaabirinji, n, rice cooked in ghee, kan’du guruwa, n, oriental sweetlips coconut oil, coconut milk, cumin and kan’du haa, n, yellow-edged lyretail onion fish kamah, suffix, intending to kan'du-oi, n, sea current (strong) kamakah (gadha alhai) edhun, v, kan'dugeri, n, hippopotamus demand kan'duolhi, n, atoll entrance kamaku, n, reason (for doing kan-ithuru, n, adverb something) kanaaiy, n, right-hand kamaku dhaakah neiy, n, despair kanakah-lun, v, corner (when facing danger), there is no time kanamadu, n, nuts of the tropical to waste almond kamalhi, n, keel blocks kanbalaahiyvaa, adj, curious kamana, v, respect kanbalhi bakari, n, sheep kamanaa, n, lady, five-armed starfish kanbalhi mas, n, lamb meat kamaraa, n, cabin kanbodu, n, concern kamaru, n, belt (worn around the kanboduvun, v, worry waist) kanboduvun, n, worry kambili, n, white-breasted swamp hen kaneeru, n, oleander kambuli, n, fleabane kanfaiy, n, ear kan’buloa, n, term of endearment for kanfaiy bageechaa, n, copper leaf a woman kanfaiydhigu kanneli, n, albacore kamburu, n, blacksmith kanfathu-mudhi, n, ear-ring kameeru, n, yeast kanhurigoiy, n, circumstance kameh hin'gun, v, occur kanifah, n, barb kameh-ge, concerning (something) kanifulhu dhooni, n, gull-billed tern kameh-vun, v, happen kankashi, n, side of the face kamudhaa (emme), adj, ideal kankun, n, water spinach kamuvoshi meehun, n, headmen kanneiy, adj, lazy (gentry) kanneli, n, tuna, yellowfin tuna kan, n, verb (grammar term) kanthah, n, event kan (echchegge), n, corner kanthah (nuvatha viyafaari), n, kan’baadhi, n, Malé palace jetty area, business (historic) kanthah kurigoiy (meehakaai kan'bili, n, bird (timid bush hen) nuvatha echchakaa dheytherey), n, kan'buruveriyaa, n, blacksmith treat kan'da elhun, v, decide kanu, adj, blind kan'daa, n, ant (large black) kanverin, n, sorcerers kan'dholhu, n, seashore lily kanzu kahambu, n, moat tortoise kan'dhufathi, n, raft kappi, n, cleat, pulley kan'dhuraa, n, nape kappithaan, n, captain kan'dhuvalu dhooni, n, white tern kara, n, landmass (white noddy) karaa, n, watermelon, melon kan'di, n, sword karaadhun'buri, n, yellow oleander kan'di (300 naalheege minvaru), n, karaamaiy, n, sanctity unit of weight, 300 kg karaaseenu, n, kerosene kan'di miyaru, n, thresher shark karamathi, n, rain (during northeast kan'diki, n, skirt (black) monsoon)

114 karanfoo, n, clove kaskasaa, n, poppy seed karankaa, n, garland flower kasrathu, n, exercise karantaabehey meehaa, n, kasrathukuraa meehaa, n, athlete electrician kasrathukurun, v, exercise karanteenu, n, quarantine kassaalun, v, skid, slip karantu, n, electricity kasthoori, n, musk mallow karantu, adj, electric katheeb, n, island chief karu (bolaa hashigadaa dhemedhu), kathi, n, slope n, neck kathiriyaa, n, lateen sail karu (theyo fadha thakethi kathivalhi, n, machete nubaivun), adj, rancid kathuru, n, scissors karu ethere, n, throat kathuru fani, n, white ants, termites karudhaas, n, paper katta, n, scale (used for heavy loads) karufehi libaas, n, dress with neck kattafulhi miyaru, n, silvertip shark and shoulders embroidered with gold kattala, n, sweet potatoes and silver thread katthiri mudhi, n, royal seal karugiley, n, necklace ke-olhu, n, fishing captain karuna, n, tear ke-un, v, eat karuna alhaa ruin, v, weep keehun, v, saw karuthaafaiy, n, gill keema, n, tent for royal women kas, n, scabies travelling in purdah kasabu, n, gold or silver covered keemiyaa, n, fish rolls/crescents thread keeranmaa, n, prince of orange kaseedhaa, n, embroidery (on dress keerithi, adj, holy, pious collars) keerithikurevvun, v, weep kaseeraa, n, tragacanth (aristocratic form) kashavaru, adj, definite kees, n, saw kashavarukoh-dhinun, v, assure kees miyaru, n, sawfish kashavarun, adv, certainly keesfilaa, n, sword fern, fern kashi (dhirey thaketheege), n, bone keevve, why kashi (luboa fadha gas-gahugai kefun, v, cut hunna), n, thorn keheri, n, fur kashi (thun'du thoonukoh hunna keheri (feyraan viyaa), n, wool hima thakethi), n, needle keheri koatu, n, fur coat kashi burolhi, n, oak kehidhinun, n, deceive kashi goan'bili, n, small caltops kehun, v, scratch kashi koli, n, black-blotched keiy, n, patience porcupine fish keiytheri, adj, patient kashi kun'buru, n, Molucca bean keiytherikan, v, patient kashi kunnaaru, n, stone apple keiytherikan kuda, adj, impatient kashimaa, n, pandanus flowers kekkun, v, cook kashi miyaru, n, spiny dogfish kekkun (fenfadha dhiyaa thakethi), kashigan'du (dhunboan gengulhey), v, boil n, pipe (used for smoking) kelaa, n, sandal wood kashigan'du (govvaa), n, whistle kemikal, n, chemical kashigan'du govvun, v, whistle ken'dun (hisaab ilmuge), v, subtract kashihen'boo, n, prickly chaff flower ken'dun (thoonu hathiyaarkun), v, kashi-ingili, n, third finger cut kashijehun, v, sting kenaa, n, Indian shot plant kashikeyo mas, n, sea goldie fish kenel, n, canal kashikothan, n, lantana keram, n, carom kashividhuri, n, smallpox keratu, n, carrot kashukamaakemi, n, funeral keri, n, rain shower

115 kerun, n, daring kilaafani, n, earthworms kerun, v, dare kilaavefaivaa, adj, dirty kessun, n, cough killaa, n, castle, fort kessun, v, cough kimbi hini, n, tree ant kessunbali, n, tuberculosis kin'bi, n, fish poison tree kethi, n, Pleiades (group of stars in kin'bihi, n, sneeze Taurus) kin'bihi elhun, v, sneeze keveli (athugai alhaa gahanaa), n, kiri gas, n, banyan tree bracelet kirikulhlha, n, tassel flower keveli (athukureegai alhaa kiriyyaa, n, rent gahanaa), n, bracelet kiru, n, milk keveykahala, adj, edible kiru bodahandhi, n, two-lined keybal, n, cable monocle bream keyku, n, cake kiru dhooni, n, black-napped tern, keyla, n, goatfish tern keymp, n, camp kirufelun, v, milk keympu jehun, v, camp kiruhippi, n, bra keyn, n, food (served on platter for a kirulhiyamas, n, rudder fish feast) kirun, v, weigh keytha, n, eclipse kirunu, n, anvil khaadhim, n, servant kiruthona, n, asthma weed khaalee, adj, pure kisadu, n, mud khaassa, adj, special kissaru vadaan, n, carpentry khabaru, n, news (shipbuilding) khandhagu, n, moat kithah, how many khanjaru, n, dagger kiyaidhinun, v, narrate kharadhu, n, expenditure, expense kiyamantheri, adj, obedient kharadhukurun, v, spend kiyamanvun, v, obey kharadhu verin, n, wealthy people kiyavaa kudin, n, pupil khazaanaa, n, treasure kiyavaidhinun, v, teach khidhumaiy, n, service kiyavaigenhuri (thauleemee), adj, khidhumaiykurun, v, serve educated khilaafu, against kiyeveni, n, royal cleric (Islamic) khithaan, n, circumcision kiyun, v, read khithaankurun, v, circumcise klass, n, class (school) khiyaalee, adj, imaginary koa, n, cheek khiyaalu, n, opinion, idea, koadi, n, hat (ornate) used in imagination koadijehun khiyaalukurun (hithah genaun), v, koadijehun, n, game for men and imagine women in which a man is given an khiyaaru, n, choice ornate hat, koadi, prepared by women, khiyaaru kurun, v, choose that he must place in a coconut palm khizaan-moosum, n, autumn before another man can take his place khulaasaa, adj, brief koafaa, n, wrath (polite) kibain, from koamas, n, dolphin kihaa, how koani, n, bunch kihaaku, n, coconut (immature) koaraadi, n, axe kihaavareh, how much koari, n, fisherman’s coneshaped hat kihah, n, coconut (immature) koaru, n, river, stream kihilifaiy, n, armpit koas, n, course kihineiy, how koattey, n, fort kihundhiya, n, womb koatu (sharu-ee), n, court (legal) kilaa, n, dirt, mud

116 koatu-fatuloonu, n, suit (set of outer koronet, n, cornet clothes) koru, adj, lame kochchey faiy, n, billygoat's weed kos, n, idiot kodali, n, cringle (rope loop in sail, koshi, n, fortress tied to boom) koshi (janavaaru, dhooni fadha kodi, n, cube thakethi laa), n, cage kofee, n, coffee koshi (thoonuge idhikolhu), adj, koi (loluge kalhu kalheege), n, pupil blunt, ignorant (eye) koshigan'du (vaki kamah khaassa kokaa, n, butterfly, emperor angelfish kurevifaivaa), n, kiosk kokaagas, n, coleus koshun, v, chop kokko, n, younger brother, sister kotari, n, room kokko (anhen), n, sister (younger) kothalhu, n, bag kokko (firihen), n, brother (younger) kothan, n, plectranthus zeylanicus kokoa gas, n, chocolate tree kothan'biri, n, coriander kolhah hurun, v, stand kothari, n, fins (fish) kolhah thedhuvun, v, get up kotharu, n, pigeon, dove kolhigan'du, n, storm kotte, n, unit of weight measure, four kolhufas, n, abaft, stern (back half of kilograms, four naalhi ship) koveli, n, cuckoo kolhufas, adv, astern kubus, n, cake (semi-spherical) koli, n, gong beating (for official kuda (boduge idhikolhu), adj, little, reason), government announcement, tiny town-crier, blackspotted puffer fish kuda (boduge idhikolhu), adj, small kolilun, v, knight kuda (boduge idhikolhu), n, minor kolizaan, n, catarrh root kuda (lha), adj, junior kolum, n, column kuda (vissaara), n, umbrella komitee, n, committee kuda dhoru, n, window komme, adj, each kuda en'dhu, n, cot komme dhuvahaku, adv, daily kuda koh, adj, little komme echcheh, n, anything kuda kudhin, n, childhood komme meeheh, n, anybody kuda kujjaa, n, child komme-akas, adv, some how kudakamudhiun, v, urinate kommegothakunves, adv, some how kudakoh, adv, slightly kommeves echcheh, n, something kudakudhinge karanfoo, n, kommeves meeheh, n, someone corchorus acutangulas kommeves meeheh, n, somebody kudakujjaa, n, baby kommeves thaaku, adv, somewhere kudakurun (madhukurun), v, kon'du, n, shoulder reduce kon'duken'di, n, singlet kudarumaa, n, handkerchief kon-echcheh, what kudavai-ingili, n, little finger kon-echcheh, which kudavegen, adj, mere kon-iraku, when kudheenaa, n, country mint kon-thaaku, where kudhehi, n, softwood tree (similar konnun, v, dig, excavate leaf to tangjong tree) kontroal, n, control kudhi, adj, tiny kontroalkurun, v, control kudhi boli, n, money cowries kootthun, v, drag kudhi revi, n, brown mustard kopee, n, copy kudhi ruvaali, n, giant hop bush kopeekurun, v, copy kudhibaiy, n, common millet koppun, v, push kudhihithi, n, indigo plant korali, n, rowboat (small, powered by kudhilun'boa, n, lime berry hand-held single oar) kudhimaa, n, jasmine

117 kudhin, n, children kuni (beynun nethigen ukaalaa), n, kudhiraiy maa, n, flame of the wood trash kuh, n, mistake, error, fault kuni (filun'dhuve kunivun), adj, kuh (qaanoonee), n, crime rotten kukulhu, n, chicken, hen kuni (kilaa), n, dirt kukulhu faiypilaa, n, sacred basil kuni gondu kakuni, n, dump crab kukulhubisburu, n, adj, oval kuni kehun, v, sweep kukun, n, saffron kunibuni, n, garbage kukuraa kokaa, n, yellowface kunivashigan'du, n, dustbin angelfish kunnaaru, n, stone apple kula, n, colour kunnu, n, peak kula ali, adj, fair (pale or light kuraa (binbi, zuvaari fadha coloured) gasgahaa-geheege ottaru), n, cereal kula jessun, v, dye, colour kuraahiyvun (kameh), adj, willing kula kokaa, n, royal angelfish kurafi, n, cockroach kula velau, n, corky passion vine kurahaa meehaa, n, artist kulavaru (moonumatheege), n, kurahaage, n, artist’s house expression kuramagaali, n, scab, scum (dirt or kulhadhaana, adj, able person) kulhadhaana (thoonufili), adj, clever kuran'di, n, gizzard kulhadhaana vun, v, can kuran'gi, n, lesser noddy, frigate bird kulhadhaanakan, v, master kuredhi, n, iron wood kulhadhaanakan, n, ability kureege (veythuvedhiya), adj, past kulhan’dhu, n, unit of weight, fifth of kureekolhu, n, beginning an ounce, half a thoala kureem, n, cream kulhan'dhuru, n, wasp kurehun, v, draw (producing picture) kulhey dhan'du, n, playground kurehun, n, art kulhey-ethi, n, toy kurehuntheriyaa, n, artist kulhi (fengan'du), n, lake kurevi (endhaluge), n, net headline kulhi (miruhuge raha), adj, hot kuri (echchegge), n, tip (top end) (spicy) kuri libidhey haalathu, n, advantage kulhi hedhikaa, n, snack (savoury) kuri-erun, n, improvement kulhiboakibaa, n, fish cake (large) kuriah, adv, forward kulhigan'dhu, n, white cherry kuriah dhemigathun, v, leap kulhithulhaa, n, mosquito plant kuriah dhiun, v, advance, progress kulhivaru, n, game, sport kuriah gendhiun, v, continue (an kulhlhafilaa, n, launeaea sarmentosa action) kulhlhavah, n, mangrove kurifilaa, n, false jalap kulhu, n, saliva kurikeela, n, glass (semi-opaque, and kulhujehun, v, spit high quality) kulhun, v, play kurikihah fillaa, n, hymenocallis kuli, n, rent, fee caribaea kulliakah, adj, abrupt, sudden kurimagu, n, future kullijehun, v, jerk kurimathi, n, front kumunzaani, n, benzoin (plant) kurimathilun, v, face kun'bu, n, mast kurin, adv, adj, early kun'buru, n, elephant creeper (plant) kurin, before kunaa, n, mat kurin, adv, ago kunaahai, n, mat sedge (plant) kuriraiyvaa, n, painted spurge kunahan'gaali, n, stereospermum kuriyah lafaakurun, n, forecast suaveolens kuru, adj, brief, short kunfuni, n, company (business) kuru, n, dwarf kurukuru, n, yam

118 kurukurun, v, abridge kurumas, n, wahoo (fish) kurun, v, do kurun'baa, n, coconut (young, for drinking) kurundhu, n, crab's eye vine kurunukurun, v, insist kuru haruvaalhu, n, shorts kuruvun (dhigumin univun), v, shrink kushenneiy, adj, innocent kutthaa, n, dog kuthubukhaanaa, n, library kuyyah-hifun, v, hire

119 lavakiyun, v, sing lefun, v, arrive (by boat) Ll leggi, adj, adrift len'bun, v, bend leppun, v, close, shut ley, n, blood l'ameeru, n, conscience leyaun, v, bleed laadhan, n, incense (medicinal) ley dhamaani, v, blood leeching or laahi, n, unit of dry measure, 250gm, sucking (used metaphorically) (a container made out of half an lha, adj, young, childish average coconut) lha, n, minor laajehun, v, lacquer lha bulhaa, n, kitten laalu, n, type of diamond lha iru, n, childhood laami, n, ficus tsiela lha kanbalhi, n, lamb laamiaa, n, ficus tsiela lha kujjaa, n, infant laaneiy, adj, naughty lha umuru, n, babyhood laari, n, coin lhaan'bu (faleege), n, oarlock (rope) laarifothi, n, coin lhabaalha, adj, youthful labba, n, yes (polite) lhen, n, poem ladhu, n, shame lhen veriyaa, n, poet ladhu gas, n, sensitive plant lhenverikan, n, poetry ladhugenfa, adj, ashamed lhiyan-faharin, n, in-laws (spouse’s ladhuvethi, adj, shy family) lafaa, n, guess lhiyanu, n, brother-in-law lafaakurevey, adj, probable lhos, n, lettuce tree lafaakurevey gothugai, adv, libaahah aibuvefaivaa, dress needed probably (in past, used to describe girl entering lafaakurun, v, guess, assume puberty and requiring a dress) lafuzu (bas), n, word libaas, n, dress, robe lagabu, n, title libaas levvun, n, dressing ritual for lagan, n, rein young women (obsolete custom) lah, n, stain libenhurun, adj, available lahiboi, v, suck dick (obscenity) libun, v, receive lahun, adv, late libun (libigathun), v, get lait haus, n, lighthouse lin'bilu, n, twins lakudi, n, wood, timber listu, n, list lakudi ken'dun, v, log listu kurun, v, list lakunu, n, scar liyun, v, write lalhi, n, dick (obscenity) liyun-theriyaa, n, writer lan'daa, n, parrotfish, dusky loa, n, eye parrotfish loa-elhun, v, stare lan'du jehun, v, shoot (a goal in loabodu bureki, n, shadowfin sport) soldierfish lansimoo, n, khus khus grass loabi, adj, lovely, cute las, adj, late, slow loabi, n, love las, n, delay loabi (kulunu), n, affection las lahun, adj, gradual loabiveriyaa, n, lover lash-karu, n, army loabivethi, adj, amorous lasvun (laskurun), v, delay loabivun, v, love latti, n, eastern little tuna, little tuna loabodu kanneli, n, big-eye tuna lava, n, song loafan, adj, blind lava holhi, n, record (vinyl recording) loanu, n, loan lava kiyaa meehaa, n, singer loavalhu, n, hole

120 lobuvethi, adj, lovely logu (hisaabu ilmuge hama-eh), n, log (logarithm) lolunaaru, n, optic nerve lonu, n, salt lonumedhu, n, garlic lonumirus, n, salt and chilli paste lothari, n, anchor (with five hooks) loolhaafathi, adj, slim lootuvaa meehaa, n, bandit lovun, v, suck lui, n, relief lui (faseyha), adj, easy luikurun, v, ameliorate, alleviate lun, v, wear, put, place lun'boa, n, lime

121 maaiy-koh hithun, n, seashore lily maakalhuvaa, n, thigh Mm maakan'du, n, ocean maakanaa, n, grey stork, crane (bird) maakashikeyo, n, pandanus, screw pine ma (aharen), n, me, I maakeha, n, black mangrove ma'aafukurun, v, forgive maake-ulhukan, v, shark fishing ma-aafah edhun, v, apologise maakeyvah, n, pandanus, screw pine ma-aafu, n, pardon maakus, n, carpenters' quarters and ma-aafukurun, v, pardon tool shed, marks (exam) ma-aarif, n, education maalamu, n, meeting room ma-eeshath, n, economy maalamuge, n, workshop ma saharoa!, woe is me! maalimee, n, navigator, captain maa (mau), n, flower, bloom maaliyyaa, n, treasury maa dhuru noon, adv, recently maama, n, grandmother maa hithi, n, neem tree maama dharifulhu, n, grandchild maa-iraa (maa-avahah), adv, adj, (grandmother's) early maamas, n, middle of north-east maaban'du, adj, pregnant monsoon maabeyyaage futaa, n, mother’s maamui, n, honey brother’s son maamui kulhan'dhuru, n, honey-bee maabulhaa, n, velvet leaf (plant) maana, n, meaning maach mas, n, March maanakurun, v, mean maachkurun, v, march maanifaa, n, jackbean maadhamaa, n, tomorrow maaniyaamas, n, rainbow runner maaddhaa, n, article (of legal maaran'ga, n, common tern, brown document) noddy maaddhaa, n, matter (things) maaru, n, rope used to measure maaddhaa (echcheh ufedhumuge firewood. Made out of thick rope with aslu), n, sea purslane two knots indicating the length of a maaddhaa (kiyavaidhey ilmuge maaru: a circumference of baavaiy), n, subject (curriculum) approximately two feet. maaddhaa (qaanoonuge), n, garland maarukeytu, n, market maafolhun, v, bloom maarukurun (faisaa), v, change maafolhuvun, v, make romance (money) bloom Maathila, n, shallow sea area just maagan'du (fenvaraa), n, shower inside the western entrance to Malé (bathroom) harbour maagan'du, n, jackbean maatukuri, n, flower vase maagan'du kopee, n, cauliflower maavadi, n, master carpenter maagan’du mas, n, yellowtail maavaharu, n, ambergris clownfish, maldive anemonefish maavaru, n, jellyfish (very maagina, adv, too much, too many poisonous) maahoagulhaa, n, flesh-footed maavina, n, tridax daisy shearwater maazee, n, past maahoara, n, great frigatebird maazeevun, v, past maahui, n, crowfoot grass mabusthaanu, n, mangosteen maa hulhumbu landaa, n, humphead machchah ellun, v, toss wrasse machchah eruvun (kolhah-jehun, maairaa, adv, early kolhah-thedhuvun), v, raise maaiy, adj, noble mada, n, gaff maaiy kalaakoa, oh my god! madhaha, n, hymn

122 madhan, n, putty mahi (mas ainuge), n, ripples (made madhan dheli, n, paste made from by fish) burnt and ground funa and kan’dhu mahu lun'boa, n, St Lucia cherry seeds, and used to waterproof mahurab, n, blue sapphire caulking mahusharu, n, place of the Day of madhanee, n, civil (of the state) Judgement madhaniyyath, n, civilisation (Greek) mai, adj, main madharusaa, n, school maigan'du, n, body madhiri, n, mosquito maikashi, n, spine madhiri ge, n, mosquito net mainbafain, n, parents madhoshi, n, coral wood maizaan, n, square (ground) madhu (gina noonkan), adv, less majaa, n, fun madhu (unikan), n, lack majaakurun, v, enjoy madhu (vakeege), n, nut (fruit) majallaa, n, journal, magazine madhu-madhun, adj, rare, scarce majlis, n, council, parliament madhu-madhun, adv, rarely, seldom, majlisah araa beykalun, n, knights occasionally with the rank of kaleyfaanu madhukurun, v, reduce, decrease makaru, n, trick madhun, adj, few makaru hedhun, v, trick, cheat madhuvegenvun, v, lack makhumaa, n, crested cock's comb, madi miyaru, n, monkfish velvet madiseela, n, cloth bag (round) makunufilaa, n, portulaca quadrifida madoo, n, planks (of a ship) makunuvaa, n, web, cobweb madu (hamahimeynkan), adj, calm malaaikathu, n, angel madu (haruge idhikolhu), adj, soft malamathi, adj, synoptic madu madun, adv, quietly malhi, n, trap madujassaalun, v, pause maliku bodumaa, n, India pubescens madukuraa madukurun, n, pause (plant) jasminium pubescens madukurun, v, wait, pause malikuruvaa, n, periwinkle madumaithiri, adj, quiet, gentle malima, n, tassel (part of Islamic madun (adumadukoh), adv, quietly prayer beads) magaamu, n, position (in society or malimi, n, navigator of a sea-going employment) trading vessel magey, n, mine malin, n, prayer leader (in the past, magey, adj, my officially appointed to lead the prayers magoo, n, sea lettuce at the royal mosque in Male’) magu, n, approach, lane, street, malu, n, small deck (near the prow) avenue, way, road, path mamma, n, mother magu (saiboa), n, mug (drinking) mamman, adj, dumb magu dhakkaa meehaa, n, guide man-mangadu, n, crossroads magudhekkun, v, guide manaakurun, v, prohibit, quash, magudhekkun (isve), v, lead forbid, ban magufuredhun, v, stray from the manavaru, n, warship (modern, right path (Islam) sometimes foreign) mah'ukamaa, n, ministry mandhoobu, n, delegate mahaa, adj, grand mandi kulun, n, Maldive cricket mahaana, n, grave, tomb (game) mahaaradhun, n, great king mangan’du, n, cross-roads mahaasinthaa, n, conference mani, n, sperm mahaku effaharu, adv, monthly manippulhu, n, prince mahavalhi, n, fish part (boney section manje, n, girl (term of endearment) close to the gills) manzaru, n, scene, view maq-boolu, adj, popular

123 maqaamu, n, post, position massaagu, n, cock's comb maqboolu, adj, popular massala, n, problem maqs'adhu, n, intention massalajehifai, adj, defective maquboolu, adj, amiable massaru, n, month maraa merun, n, murder masthakaa, n, mastic maraamaathu kurun, v, repair masthuvefai, adj, drunk (alcohol) mariyan maa, n, rose of Jericho masthuvun, v, hallucinate (using a (plant) drug) maru, n, death masveriyaa, n, fisherman marugas, n, xylocarpus moluccensis matharesmaa, n, zinnia maruhabaa, adj, n, welcome, mathee, above, on greeting matheegai, on, above marukazu, n, centre matheegai, adv, above marumathi, n, moment of death mathi (echcheh nivaakuran nuvatha maruthabaan, n, earthenware water rakkaakuran alhaa), n, cover pot mathi (theli fulhi fadha marutheyo, n, hammer thaketheege), n, lid maruvalhi, n, sandal, wooden mathi (thireege idhikolhu), adj, slippers above maruvefaa, adj, dead mathi (thireege idhikolhu), n, top maruvun, v, die mathi (thireege idhikolhu), adv, mas, n, fish above, up mas (aharuge), n, month mathige, n, Sultan's office and palace, mas (hashigan'duge), n, muscle palace tower mas faana, n, peacock hind (fish) mathijehun, v, cover mas hibaru, n, marlin mathimas, n, moustache mas kan'dhu, n, jack in the box mathindhaa boat, n, plane masaanaa, n, bladder (urinary) (aeroplane) masakkaiy, n, occupation, work mathindhaa boatu, n, aeroplane masakkaiy kurun, v, work, try, mathivah, n, aerial yam attempt, labour mathivaru, n, crop masakkathu meehaa, n, worker mathuraa, v, sprinkled (water, sand, masbeynun, v, fish sugar etc.) masdhaiy-fiyohi, n, ritual knife with mau (maa), n, flower, bloom handle made of spermwhale tooth and maudhan, n, mineral, metal used for fanditha magic maul'oou, n, topic masdhoani, n, fishing boat mauloodhu, n, chants (for masfaraaiy, n, sea side of dhoani Muhammad, the Holy Prophet) mash-ghoolu, adv, involved with mauloomaathu, n, knowledge, (occupied by) information mash-hooru, adj, famous mauloomaathu (kameh kuraane mashandhathi, n, rake gothuge), n, instruction mashi, n, clay maumoolu, n, import duty mashvaraa, n, discussion mauraz, n, exhibition mashvaraakurun, v, discuss mausoom, adj, innocent maskothan, n, malabar (plant) mayya (dhirubaa), n, sternpost anisomeles malabarica mayya (kolhufas), n, sternpost maskutlet, n, fish balls mazumoonu, n, article (e.g. in a masnoo-ee, adj, synthetic newspaper) masodi, n, fishing boat (slightly larger mazumoonu, noos repoatu, n, article than a dhoani) (non-fictional essay) masroou, n, plan mechu, n, match, middle, centre masroshi, n, fish filled flat bread medhu (behey), adv, about

124 medhu firi, n, middle husband meylu, n, mile medhu kurun, v, centre meymathi, n, chest (upper torso), medhu umuru, n, middle age breast medhu-irumathi, n, Middle East meynubaikurun, n, nausea medhugai, adv, among, between meyvaa, n, fruit medhu-ingili, n, middle finger meyvaa bageechaa, n, orchard medhukan'daalun, v, interrupt meyvaa elhun, v, fruit medhuken'dun, v, interrupt meyyalun'boa, n, phyllanthus debilis medhumin, adj, moderate meyzu, n, desk, table medhuminvaru, n, moderate mi (ekaheri), n, this medhuraajjetherey raabon'dhi, n, mi (gina), n, these central Maldive little heron miadhu, n, today medhuri, n, rug (large, made of midhili, n, tropical almond smoothly woven coir) mihaa thanah, adv, yet meedhaa, n, rat, mouse mihaaru, adv, now, presently meedheli, n, tropical almond mihaaruves, adv, already meegonu, n, buffalo mihen mihen gos, adv, by and by meehaa, n, person, fellow mihenve, because meehakaai in'dhegen, adj, married milku, n, possession meehun, n, people milkukurun, v, possess meehun (rashegge, thimaage), n, milkuvun, v, own folks min, n, measure meehun-gan'du, n, crowd min elhun, v, measure meenaa, n, this person minaa, n, bead meeraa, n, toddy (sweet) minaafathi, n, necklace of beads meeru, adj, delicious, tasty minetu, n, minute meerubaharu, n, royal commodore minikaa, n, cannibalism meeruvas, n, aroma (pleasant) minikaavagu, n, tiger meesthakun, n, people minika dhaitha, n, female flesh- mehi, n, fly eating spirit mehumaanu, n, guest minimas, n, flesh (human) mehumaanun thibey ge, n, inn ministaru (vazeeru), n, minister mekku, n, oarlock (wooden) minivan, adj, independent, free mekunu, n, mullet minivan, n, liberty menbaru, n, member minivan dhuvas, n, independence day mendhan, n, midnight minivankan, n, freedom mendhuru, n, midday, noon minun, v, measure (liquid, grain) mendhuru fas, n, afternoon minvaru, n, amount, quantity, destiny mendhuru keun, n, lunch minvarufulhu, n, divine will merun, v, kill mirey, n, tonight merun (meehun), v, murder mirihi, n, wedelia calendulacea meseju, n, message mirus, n, chilli metaa, n, candy, sweets misaalakah, v, suppose methurun, v, sprinkle misaalu, n, example mey, n, liver miskiy, n, mosque mey nubai, n, nausea miskiy dhaara, n, mosque spirit meybis kadhuru, n, grape misraabu, n, direction meybiskadhuru vina, n, grape vine misuru gan'dhakoalhi, n, angelonia meyjaru (askaree), adj, major salicarifolia (military) misuru harubee, n, tune (resonating meykap meyzu, n, dressing table and slow) played with drums and meyli, n, five-armed starfish sticks meyli, adj, wilting mithaa, here

125 miuzik, n, music mugoshi meedhaa, n, squirrel, miuzik kulhey meehaa, n, musician porcupine miuzik kulhun, v, play music mugu, n, lentil miyaren, n, Indian anchovy mugu tholhi, n, pigeon pea miyaru, n, shark muguraa thun, n, mill mizaaju, n, attitude muguraan, n, baitfish (popular moahi, n, bag made of matted fibre of variety) coconut palm muguru, n, mallet moahiru, n, wake (of moving ships) mugurun, v, break model, n, model mugurun (himunkurun), v, mill, modelkurun, v, model powder, grind moggan'du, n, paw muh, n, half-arm span (tip of the mohoree, n, gold coin elbow to tip of middle finger on the mohoru, n, nail same arm) mohoru jehun, v, nail muh-baaru, adj, thrifty mohun, v, untie muhimmu, adj, important, principal, moi, n, wake (of rudder or fish) essential, vital, necessary molhi, adj, sad muhimmu, n, importance molhiveri (hithaamaveri), adj, sad muhimmuvun, v, matter molhu, adj, skilful, learned muiy (ithaage), n, pearl molhuvun, v, win mujthamau, n, society moo, n, root mujumaraa, n, incense burner moodhu, n, sea mukos, n, impotency moonimaa, n, tangjong tree mulhaa, n, radish moonu, n, face mulhaa (raiy), n, radish moonu dhonna thashi, n, basin mulhadhevi, n, spirit of a dead moonubalaa loagan'du, n, mirror ancestor moonumathi, n, mask mulheen, adv, completely moosumaa behey ilmu, n, mulhi, adj, entire, whole meteorology mulhi (48 naalheege minvaru), n, moosun, n, climate, season, weather unit of weight measure, four faraa, motaru caaru, n, automobile forty-eight kilograms moya, adj, stupid, foolish, mad, mulhi gaumah, adj, nation-wide insane, silly, crazy mulhin, adj, quite moya, n, fool mulhin eggoiy, adj, exact moyahedhun, n, blunder mulhinhen, adv, almost moyahedhun, v, fool mulhithaagai, adj, all over (covering) moyakan, n, madness mulhoashi, n, basket (palm leaf) mu’allim, n, learned Islamic man, mulihi, n, abscess, boil teacher of Islam munaasabath, n, occasion muarrikhu, n, historian mundaam, n, mooring pole muazzafu, n, employee (permanent) mubaaraaiy, n, race (competition) mundu, n, sarong mudhaa, n, wealth munkaraaiy, adj, prohibited in Islam mudharrisu, n, teacher muraaki, n, cape gooseberry muddhathu, n, term muraali, adj, diligent mudhi, n, seal (stamping device) muraasilu, n, journalist, reporter mudi, n, stilt muraka, n, coral muduvah kurun, v, fertilise (plants) muraka saimaa, n, coral hibiscus muffathu, v, cadge muran'ga tholhi, n, drumstick bean mugaddhas, adj, sacred musaara, n, pay, wage, salary muggadu, n, handle musabbaha, n, decoration (crescent­ like) on food for feast

126 musalhu, n, hare, rabbit musannifu, n, author museebaaiy, n, calamity musheeru, n, advisor mushi kula, adj, brown mushimas, n, horse mackerel musimbi, n, leatherback turtle muskulhi, adj, old (aged) muskulhi umuru, n, old age mussadhikan, n, wealth mussan'dhi, adj, rich mussan'dhin, n, rich people musthagbalugai, adj, future musthagubal, n, future musthaheelu, adj, impossible muthee, n, pearl mu-uthabaru, adj, reliable

127 namaadhu, n, prayer namaves, but, however, although namoonaa, n, sample, specimen nan, n, noun, name Nn nan kiyun, v, name nan-ithuru, n, adjective nanbaruge, n, brothel nannaari, n, Indian sarsaparilla naa, n, schooner, ship nannugathi, n, snake (Maldive) naaba, n, drumming (ritual) nanreethimaa, n, butterfly pea naabuskhaan, n, drumhouse (palace) nanu, n, fishing line naadhiru, adj, irregular naraka, n, hell naaduvaa, n, lace (of a shoe or naru, n, strings (metal wire), wire garment) naru nagoo madi, n, stingray naakaamiyaabu (kamakun), n, narudhamaa, n, sewerage pipe defeat narugis, n, narcissus, zephyr flower naalhi, n, unit of weight meansure, narus, n, nurse one kilogram, four laahi naruva, n, cardinal climber naalu battheli, n, cargo boat naruvaa, n, whiskers naam soofi, n, cattle nasaaraa dheen, n, Christianity naamaan, adj, malevolent nasab, n, clan naarin'gu, n, orange, sour orange naseebu, n, fate, fortune, luck naaru, n, vein naseebugadha, adj, fortunate naaruerun, v, sprain naseeburan'galhu, adj, fortunate naaruvah, n, cape gooseberry naseyhaiy, n, advice naashi, n, coconut shell naseyhaiydhinun, v, advise naasige, n, brothel nashaameehaa, n, dancer naaspathee, n, pear nasraanee, n, Christian naasthaa, n, breakfast natheejaa, n, consequence, result naaziru, n, principal nau, n, sailing ship (large, with naazuku, adj, delicate multiple masts) nadhuru, n, vow (to perform a good navaara, n, nineteen deed, on condition that something neelageri eiy, n, elephant pleasant happens) neelan, n, auction nafaa, n, gain neeloafaru, n, water lily, white-tipped nafrath, n, hate shark, white water lily nafrath kurun, v, hate negun, n, take, pick (choice), take, nafusu, n, soul, self pick nagili, n, anchor (originally an anchor neru, n, channel through reef (usually with two hooks) man-made) nagoo, n, tail neshun, v, dance nagooroalhi, n, cyclone, tornado neshun, n, dance nagudhu, n, cash neshuntheriyaa, n, dancer nagudhu kurun, v, cash nethikollun (kan'daalun nuvatha nagulandhaashi, n, scorpion nimmaalun), v, terminate naiboli, n, nautilus (seashell) nethis, adj, absent najis (bodukamu), n, stools nevin, n, captain (of a vessel) nakaiy, n, constellation neyfaiy, n, nose nakaiytherikan, n, astrology neyn'gi, adv, unknowingly nakaiytheriyaa, n, astrologer neyvaa, n, breath nala, adj, beautiful, pretty neyvaahillun, n, asthma nalakan, n, beauty neyvaalun, v, breathe nama, if ni-iykuri, n, forehead

128 nibookudhin, n, twins nubai, adj, awful, wicked, bad nidhaafai, adj, asleep nubai, n, evil nidhaakotari, n, bedroom nubai (heuge idhikolhu), adj, unkind nidhan miyaru, n, tawny nurse shark nubai (nuran'galhu), adj, wrong nidhi, n, sleep nubaivasdhuvun, v, stink nidhi-aun, adj, sleepy nubaivefaa, adj, spoilt nidhun, v, sleep nudhanna meehaa, n, stranger nifaaq, n, trickery, hypocrisy nufolhey saimaa, n, wax mallow nigaaran, n, ballast nufolheyfaiy, n, bud (leaves) nigoo, n, tail nufolheymaa, n, bloom, bud nihaali, n, sash (flowers) nika, n, banyan tree nufoozu, n, influence nikabelissa, n, Ashoka tree nugulhey, adj, odd (Sorrowless Tree, saraca indica) nujoomee ilmu, n, astronomy nikan, just nukunna, n, exit nilamehi, n, blue puller (fish) nukuthun, v, exit nimmumeh, n, decision nulaa, adv, without nimmun, v, finish, conclude, decide, nulafaa, adj, wicked end numbaru, n, figure (digit) nimun, n, finish, end nura, n, grey hair nimunee, n, end nurakkaa, n, danger nimunukan, n, past tense nurakkaatheri, adj, dangerous ninmun, v, terminate nuruhun, n, protest nishaan, n, sign, emblem nuruhun faalhukurun, v, object, nithubadi, n, ruella ringens protest ni-ulhun kurun, v, releasing a thing’s nuva vana, adj, ninth auspicious spiritual power using nuvadhiha, n, ninety fanditha nuvaeh, n, nine ni-ulhun jehun, v, cracking a coconut nuvatha, or or egg against a ship or house’s nuvun, adj, impossible grindstone in a fanditha ceremony to bring good fortune niumaiy, v, bless nivvun, v, put out (a fire or light) niyaa, n, sentence niyaakurun, v, judge niyafathi, n, nail (finger, toe) noakaru, n, servant noatu, n, note noatu kurun, v, note nolhun (thoshi), v, peel noo, adj, blue noo landaa, n, heavybeak parrotfish, daisy parrotfish, blue-barred parrotfish noo libaas, n, powderblue surgeonfish noo-uraha kanneli, n, bluefin tuna noomugu, n, mung bean noon, n, no noon, adv, not noos, n, newspaper noos veriyaa, n, journalist noos vikkaa meehaa, n, newsagent nu, adv, not

129 opareyshankurun, v, operate (medical) Oo orenju kula, adj, orange (colour) oridhemun, v, warp oriyaan, adj, naked oriyaan, n, nude oabaiy, n, fenugreek oshaalha, n, pimple oagaatheri, adj, caring oshani, n, datura (solanaceae datura; oagaaveri, adj, caring, kind seeds contain a powerful drug) oakid, n, ground orchid oshoathun, v, lie oalavaahaka, n, rumour ossun, v, pour obun, v, press othun, v, lying down (or on) obun, n, pressure ottaru, n, grain odi, n, trading boat oyaadhiun, v, float odimoa, n, idiot oyaadhiun, n, float odimoa, n, carpenter’s mallet odivalhu, n, dry dock ofees, n, office ofi eley (gas), n, Burmese rosewood ofu, n, gloss, sheen ofu-eruvun, v, shine oh, n, seed oh-kafa, n, cotton plant ohigendhiun, v, drain ohun, elhun (dhiyaa echcheh ehen echchakah), v, pour oi bon’bi, n, flotsam oi dhemun (fen, oi), v, flow (water, sea current) oidhemey koaru, n, stream oihu ala, n, taro oikolhu, n, direction sea current is coming from oivaru, n, currents oiygothah, adv, along ola, adj, thick olan’bu, n, plumb line, vertical olhudhoo, n, Sri Lanka (old Dhivehi) olhumas, n, wrasse olhun, v, confuse olhunfiluvaidhinun, v, explain olhunfiluvun, v, inquire olhuvaalun, v, confuse omaan, adj, smooth ona hiri adhadhu, n, numbers (odd) onu, n, bamboo onugan’du tholhi, n, bluespotted cornetfish onuhui, n, guinea grass oo, n, fork ooru, n, pig oorumas, n, pork opareyshan, n, operation (medical)

130 Pp paaku, n, park paaku kurun, v, park paan, n, bread paanboakibaa, n, bread pudding paarusal, n, parcel paatee, n, party piaanoa, n, piano pisthaa badhan, n, pistachio nut piyoanu, n, peon pleynkurun, v, plan post thakethi, n, mail postukurun, v, post prograam, n, program prograam kurun, v, program

131 Qq qaanoonu, n, law qaazee, n, magistrate qabeelaa (vanha), n, tribe qaraaru, n, resolution qudhurath (fithurath), n, nature

132 raiy, adj, red raiy faana, n, coral hind (fish) Rr raiy massaagu, n, love lies bleeding raiy mulhaa, n, beetroot raiybageechaa, n, garden croton raiykan'dholhu, n, Moses in the raa, n, wine, liquor cradle raa (ruku), n, toddy, palm sap raiymas, n, red snapper (L. bohar) raa hiyani, n, palm syrup raiyvina, n, alternanthera bicolor raabeburi, n, spider flower rajaa, n, blanket raabon'dhi, n, kingfisher rakihini, n, giggle raadha, adj, royal rakimaa, n, vervain raadha asdhooni, n, swan rakkaa, n, safety raafoni, n, treacle rakkaakurun, v, save, store raagon'di, n, frigate mackerel, frigate rakkaakurun (halaakunuvaaney tuna gothakah), v, preserve raagu, n, tone rakkaatheri, adj, safe raagu (lavaige), n, tune rakkaatherikurun, v, protect raagun'daa, n, cordia plum ran, n, gold raahi, n, zodiac ran'ba, n, gossip raahibu, n, priest ran'bathelhun, v, gossip raahuiy, n, vinegar ran'doo, n, black mangrove raajje, n, country ran'du, adj, effeminate raalhu (kan'duge), n, wave ran'gabeelu, n, bell raalhu (kuraki), adj, rough ran'galhah, adv, correct raamaamakunu, n, monkey ran'galhah, adj, thorough raanaa meehaa, n, mason ran'galhu, adj, right (correct), raanbaa gas, n, rampe correct, sound, good raanee, n, queen ran'galhu, n, well raathaa, n, unit of weight, one pound, ran'galhukurun, v, correct, improve, four gau fix, ameliorate raazuvaa, n, chess ran'galhuvun, v, improve rabaru, n, rubber ran’gavaalhu, n, pants (hanging just rabaru gas, n, rubber plant below knees and worn by men) raddhukurun, v, deliver ranauraa, n, cassia tree radhun, n, king, sultan ranbusthaanu, n, rambutan raees, n, president, chairman randhi, n, golden girl (term of rah, n, country, city, island, village endearment) rah-fuh, n, countryside randhiyekaalla, n, five-armed rah-fushu, adj, rural starfish raha, n, taste, flavour rangalhah!, really! rahabelun, v, taste rangu veyo, n, corky passion vine rahalun, v, taste rankoari, n, tiara (gold) rahimu, n, womb ranrihi, n, bullion rahum, n, pity ranvanloa, n, brass rahumaiytheriyaa, n, friend ras, adj, premier, royal rahumkuda, adj, unkind rasdharikalun, n, prince rahumkurun, v, pity rasgefaanu, n, king rahumu, n, compassion rasgefaanuge dharikalun, n, prince rah vehi, n, community rasgelun, v, cross (make an 'x') rail dhagan'du, n, railroad rashu, adj, local raiverimas, n, soldierfish, sabre raskamah kolilun, n, coronation squirrelfish ceremony

133 raskamuge, adj, royal rihaakuru bondi, n, tuna fish ball raskamuge bodun aai saahibun, n, (hard, grated) high officials and nobles of the realm rihamirus, n, paprika raskan, n, reign, kingdom rihi, n, silver rasmathi, adj, royal rihun, v, ache rasmee, adj, formal, official rihun, n, pain rathafai, n, turnstone (bird) rikoadukurun, v, record rathuloa, n, copper rimmas, n, scad (fish) rathuran, n, gold (pure) rin'dhali, n, shell rattehi, adj, amicable rishi, adj, stale rattehin, n, friends, locals rishvathu, n, bribe rattesseh, n, friend rissun, v, ache rausumaal, n, capital (money) riyaa, n, sail rauyu, n, opinion riyalu hah, n, pringle (metal rayyithu, n, citizen attachment at the edge of a sail) razeelun, n, peasants riyan, n, unit of length, 27 inches, redhanlun, v, glow (shoulder to tip of middle finger of reedhoo tholhi, n, chinese same arm) trumpetfish roa, adj, raw reen'dhoo, n, turmeric roadha, n, fast reen'dhoofilaa, n, purslane roadha hifun, v, fast reen'dhookula, adj, yellow roadha mas, n, Ramadan reen’dhoo iruvaahudhu, n, yellow roagaa, n, epidemic, flu white heron roalu, n, roll ressi, n, evil spirits living in the sea roamirus, n, green chilli who stalk Maldive ships roanaa, n, night blindness reethi, adj, fine, attractive, handsome, roanu, n, coir rope, rope beautiful, pretty, nice rodhi, n, thread, string, cord reethigas, n, rain tree rodhu, n, fishing line reethikan, n, beauty ron'gu, n, field, line rehi, n, sprat ron'gudhemun, v, rule (a line) repoatu, n, report rondhaa, n, plane (carpentry tool) repoatukurun, v, report rondhaalun, v, plane revi, n, mustard roo, n, wrinkle rey, n, last night roo (fothi, karudhaas fajjehumun reydioa, n, radio hunna), n, fold reygan'du, n, night roobathaana, n, lining material reygan'duge keun, n, dinner (dressmaking) reylu, n, train roohu, n, soul, spirit reyru, n, goose roshi, n, bread (unleavened) reys, n, race (competition) rubbudufilaa, n, bird's nest fern reysjehun, v, race ruh, n, coconut palm, palm reyvun, v, plan ruh buri, n, log reyvun (ethurun), v, arrange ruhun, v, assent, consent reyvun (hama akah elhuvun), v, ruhun (gabooluvun), v, like organise ruin, n, cry reyvun (kameh), n, scheme ruin, v, cry reyzaruthila, n, razor blade ruku eiy, n, inflorescence (of palm riban, n, ribbon trees) rih, n, pole (propelling small seacraft) rukumadi, n, beetle riha, n, curry, gravy rulhi, n, anger riha tholhi, n, cowpeas rulhi (inthihaa ah), n, wrath rulhi (kulli-akah anna), n, temper

134 rulhiaun, v, angry rulhieruvun, v, annoy rulhiveri, adj, angry rumaa, n, scarf (traditional Maldive style, worn by men and women) russun, v, appease ruvaa, n, ivory plant

135 saifaiy, n, tea leaves camellia thea, tea (leaves) Ss saihotaa, n, cafe saikuraa (kuraa), n, kettle saimaa, n, hibiscus sainsuge, adj, scientific s'adhaqaaiay, n, alms saizu, n, size saabas, n, hooray sakkeyo, n, jack fruit saabithukurun, v, prove salaamaiy, n, escape saadha, n, fourteen salaamaiykurun, v, rescue saafu, adj, clean, neat, clear salaamaiyvun, v, escape saafu ali, adj, clear salaamathi, n, anchor rope saafu kuraa meehun, n, cleaners salaanjahaa meehaa, n, beggar saafu kurun, v, clean salaanjehun, v, beg saafukurun (filmu), v, develop (film) sallaa, n, discussion saagu, n, sago samaalu, n, attention saahibu kamanaa, n, lady samaaluvehunna, adj, alert saalaamisree, n, salep orchid samaaluvun, v, alert (warning) saalhan'ga, n, catapult samaasaa, n, humour saalhees, n, forty samaasaa vaahaka, n, joke saamaraa, n, fan of peacock feathers samaasaakurun, v, joke saamaraa dhooni, n, peacock samaasaaveri, adj, funny, amusing saamoaru, n, parrel (used to adjust samattharuheyo, n, handsome yard height on mast) sameydhaan, n, chandelier saanthi, n, mat (made of pandanus samugaa, n, compass leaves) samusaa, n, spoon saaridhoalhu, n, bear san'dhubaraka, n, marigold, French saaskafu, n, millennium marigold saatanu, n, fabric (shiny on one side) san’dhuvaa, n, fabric (ceremonial sababakee, because decoration) sababu, n, cause, reason sanaa mugu, n, chick pea sababu dhekkun, v, reason sanadhu, n, government service sabudheli, n, sapodilla plum training certificate (required for safaru (gaaviyaage matheega hunna government positions) riyaa), n, top gallant sail sandhoah, n, coffin safeeru, n, ambassador santhimariyan'bu, n, toothfairy safeeru ofees, n, embassy (derived from Santa Maria, the Virgin safhaa, n, page Mary mother of Jesus) safu, n, line (of people or things) saplai, n, supply safu (nuvatha bari), n, row saplai kurun, v, supply safuhaa (faiyfuh), n, page (of a book) sarahaddhu, n, territory, region, area sagaafaiy, n, culture sarahaddhu (haddhu), n, limit saharaa, n, desert sarubee, adj, fat sahh'a, adj, accurate, valid sarudhaaru, n, foreman sahibu-al-dhawlath, n, Head of sarukaaru, n, government Government (honorific denoted by the satani, n, salad Arabic letters for ‘s’ and ‘d’, often sathaara, n, seventeen used for President Ibrahim Nasir) sathaavareemaa, n, cardinal climber sai, n, tea sathaavaru, n, asparagus saiboani, n, soap sathah'a (mathi), n, surface saiboanigas, n, soapnut tree satheyka, n, hundred saiboanilun, v, soap satheyka vana, adj, hundredth sattha, n, hundred, century

136 savaa, n, forestay sifain (lashkaree), n, military sayyidhu, n, descendant of sifakurun, v, describe Muhammad the Holy Prophet sigireytu, n, cigarette sayyidhu beykalun, n, Islamic signal, n, signal scholars who sailed in a ship with a signalkurun, v, signal black flag to punish people practising sihhathu, n, health tantric rituals in the islands sihhathu ran'galhu, adj, healthy seedhaa, adj, direct, straight sihuru, n, black magic seelu, n, seal (marine mammal) sikaara, n, hunt seenu kukulhu, n, turkey sikaarakurun, v, hunt seerius, adj, serious sikaarakurun (eggamu ke­ sekettary, n, secretary olhukankurun), v, hunt seladu, n, salad sikka, n, coinage, seal (stamping selhlhi, n, flea device) sentu, n, perfume sikkajehun, v, seal set, n, set sikun'di, n, brain setelait, n, satellite sikun'di badhan, n, walnut seyku, adj, foolish sileyha, n, long lance or small arms seyku, n, fool used by the monarch’s bodyguard seykuheddhun, v, fool silindaru, n, cylinder seyla, n, crane (machine) silufu, n, sloop seyndvich, n, sandwich silumbu, n, sloop (old Dhivehi word) seytu, n, shopkeeper simenthi, n, cement shaahee, adj, royal singaa, n, lion shaaiu’kurun, adj, publish singaasanaa, n, throne shabnam, n, dew sinku, n, sink shabnam thiki, n, dew sirru, adj, secret shaheedun, n, martyrs sirru, n, secret shahaadhai ingili, n, forefinger sirru-sirrun bunaavaahaka, n, shakhusiyyathu, n, personality, whisper character sirru-sirrun bunun, v, whisper shakku, n, doubt sistem, n, system shakuvaakurun, v, complain sitee, n, mail, letter sharafu, n, pride, honour, privilege sitee bahaa meehaa, n, postman sharafuveri kurun, v, honour sitee laafoshi, n, letter box sharu-iyyaa, n, law siteeura, n, envelope shaugu, n, interest siyaasathu, n, policy, politics shauguveri, adj, interested, eager siyaasee, adj, political shauguverivun, v, interest skaafu, n, scarf shavaru, n, shower (bathroom) skaat, n, skirt sheetu, n, sheet soalha, n, sixteen shikaara, n, quarry (hunting) soasan, n, iris (flower) shoku, n, shock soatu, n, shorts shoku jehun, v, shock soi, n, sign (signature), signature shukuriyyaa, n, thankyou soikurun, v, sign shukurukurun, v, thank soni, n, dribble (saliva) shukuruveri, adj, grateful soodhu, n, interest (bank) sibibi eruvumaa, speaking nastily in stail, n, style a low voice to annoy other people steympu, n, stamp sidiliftu, n, escalator subuhaan-Allah, oh my god! sifa (battan), n, shape sul-h'a, n, peace sifagenaun, v, shape sul-ha, n, peace sifain, n, army, policemen sumeh, n, nought, zero

137 sunoa, n, snow sunoa feybun, v, snow surukaahuiy, n, vinegar suruvaa, n, soup suthuli gas, n, mount lily suttaa, n, cigar suvaalu, n, question suvaalukurun, v, question suvaasthi, n, welcome suvaruge, n, heaven

138 thadhuerun, v, sprain thadhukurun, v, hurt Tt thadhuvun (veynlibun), v, ache, pain thafaathu, adj, different, diverse thafaathu, n, difference thafaathu (baavaiy gina, vaki tai (ta-ee), n, tie baavatheh), n, variety taipkurun, v, type thafseeru, n, commentaries (Koranic) takaa, for thafuseelu, n, detail taki, n, knock thaggan'dujehun, v, stamp takijehun, v, knock, tap thaghayyaru, adj, contaminated tanu, n, unit of weight, one ton, thagudheeru, n, destiny twenty handharu thagureeru (thaq-reer), n, address, tavaru, n, tower speech teecharu, n, teacher thahugeeg, n, investigation teemu, n, team thahugeegukurun, v, investigate teks, n, tax thahuleelu, n, analysis teksee, n, taxi, cab thahuleelu kuraa than, n, laboratory teksnegun, v, tax thahuzeebuvefaivaa, adj, civilised televizan, n, television thaiykurun, v, stick testukurun, v, test thaiylaa, adj, sticky teynkaru, n, tanker thajuribaa, n, experience tha-aaraf, n, introduction thakafathi, n, black mangrove tha-aarafukurun, v, introduce thakaholhi, n, anklet (ornament) tha-aaral'uvun, n, contradiction thakarala, n, Indian madder tha-assubu, adj, subjective thakethi, n, things, stuff tha-assubuneiy, adj, objective thakhuthu, n, throne thaa-eedhu, n, support thakoovah, n, nutmeg thaaeedhukurun, v, support thakuraarukurun, v, repeat thaafanaa, adj, tepid, lukewarm thakurubey, n, navigator’s assistant thaahiru, adj, neat, tidy, clean, pure thalhaafolhun, n, fight thaaju, n, crown thalhaafolhun, v, fight thaakihaa (thofi), n, cap (hat) thalhu, n, lock thaakihaa koli, n, Valentinni's thalhudhan'di, n, key sharpnose pufferfish thalhudhan'di fathi, n, keys (bunch thaalhafili, n, trumpet of) thaalhafilimaa, n, morning glory thalhulun, v, lock thaan, n, starch thalhungan'du, n, floor thaara, n, tambourine drum thamreen, n, exercise thaareef, n, praise thamreenukurun, v, train thaareefukurun, v, praise thamseelu, n, drama, play thaareekh, n, date, history thamseelukulhun, v, act (theatrical) thaaruh, n, palmyra palm thamseelukurun, v, represent, act thaasbai, n, cards (playing) (theatrical) thaavah kaashi, n, sea coconut than, n, place thaazaa, adj, fresh than makunu, n, bed bug thaazaa velun, v, refresh than'bi, n, ankle thabah, n, tray than'bivah, n, nux vomica thabee-athu, n, nature than'bu, n, pillar thadhu (hashigadah vaa), n, pain than'buru, n, beach morning glory thadhu (libun dhathi), adj, rare, (plant) scarce than'di (athugai alhaa), n, bangle thadhubeeru, n, strategy than'diraiymaa, n, night jasmine

139 thanavas (dhaairaa fulhaa), adj, thedhuve hurun, v, stand broad thedhuveri, adj, honest, sincere, true thandiyaa, n, pole and sling used to thedhuvun, v, rise carry heavy loads theeru, n, arrows thandu, n, bolt theiy, adj, wet, damp thaneh furun, v, occupy thelabadi, n, fried round sweet cake thankolheh ginain, n, some more thelabagudi, n, game played by two thaqdheeru, n, fate teams where a circle is drawn on the tharaadhu, n, scale (used by ground and one group chases the other jewellers) out of the circle, fried round sweet tharaggee, n, improvement cake tharaggee kurun, v, improve, thelephoanu, n, telephone develop thelhun, v, beat (hit) tharaha, n, foundation thelhuvun, v, rattle thari, n, star, planet theli, n, pot (metal cooking vessel) thari thah, n, stars thella, n, acrostichum aureum tharibalaage, n, observatory thelulimas, n, fried fish tharujamaa, n, translation thelulun, v, fry tharujamaakurun, v, translate themuneemaa nurakkaa, n, tharujamaanu, n, interpreter dangerous when wet tharukaaree, n, vegetable theras, n, glue, gum, adhesive tharumoazu, n, thermos therey gai, in tharutheebu, adj, tidy thereyn, adv, through tharutheebukurun, v, arrange, order theyo, n, oil (arrange) theyofulhi mas, n, bluestreak cleaner thasavvaru, n, impression wrasse thasbeeha ruh, n, European fan palm theyo jehun, v, oil thasbeehagas, n, Indian shot plant theyokarudhaas, n, tracing paper, thashi, n, plate, dish greaseproof paper thashimushi, n, tile (covering floor or theyra, n, thirteen wall) theyravai, n, crab plover thasveeru, n, picture theyri, n, bobbin, bar (iron or wood) thasveeru kurehun, v, picture thibun, v, be, exist thattu, n, deck planking (on boat), thi-eytaru, n, theatre deck thijaaraa, n, trade thau, n, keelson thiki, n, dot thaubaavun, v, repent thikkeh, n, drop thauleem, n, education thila, adj, shallow thauzeerukurun, v, flog, whip thila (thoonu echcheheege), n, blade thavaa, n, pot (earthenware cooking thilafaiy, n, scale (used in shops) vessel) thilafihi, n, smithery thavah kaashi, n, coco-de-mer thilaakolhu faana, n, blacksaddled thaveedhu, n, amulet (containing a coral grouper fanditha spell written on paper) thila miyaru, n, graceful shark thayyaaru, adj, ready thileyo, n, sesame thayyaaru thah, n, preparation thileyru, n, goldsmith thayyaarukurun, v, prepare thiloashi, n, mooring spike thayyaaruvun, v, get ready thimaage, adj, related (to), akin thedhu (dhoguge idhikolhu), n, truth thimaage meehaa, n, kinsman, thedhu (gudheh nethun), adj, relative straight thimaage meehun, n, relatives thedhu ui vadaan, n, carpentry thimaaveshi, n, environment (furniture and housebuilding) thimara, n, lead (element)

140 thin angolhi, n, forked path (three thun'di, n, sand spit ways) thun'du, n, tip (sharp pointed end) thin bai kulha ebbai, n, third (1/3) thunfaiy, n, lip thin faharu, adv, thrice, three times thunfuhi, n, napkin thin guna, v, triple thungan'du, n, beak thin mugoali, n, Maldive baseball thungan'du hibaru, n, swordfish (played with three bases) thuni, adj, thin thin vana, adj, third (3rd) thunmathi riyaa, n, jib sail thin-thin madoo, n, vital third planks thurravaas gas, n, Norfolk island on keel of ship pine thindholas, n, thirty-six (trad.) thurravas, n, golden flower emblem thineh, n, three on royal headscarf thineskan, n, triangle thuvaali, n, towel thinoas, n, needle (sewing) tiket, n, ticket thiree buri (imaaraathegge), adv, trektaru, n, tractor downstairs tropikuge, adj, tropical thirees, n, thirty tukuri, n, basket thiri, adv, down, downward turaku, n, truck thiri, adj, low, below tureymu, n, tram thiri, n, below thirikoh hedheygas, n, bush thiyaagikan, n, prosperity thoahiru, adj, pure thoala, n, unit of weight, two-fifths of an ounce, two kulhan'dhu thofi, n, hat tholhi, n, beans, garfish thona, n, weed thona (geyge furaalhu gai alhaa), n, rafter thoofaan, n, storm, typhoon thoonu, adj, sharp thoonufili, adj, bright thoonukurun, v, sharpen thoothu, n, mulberry thoraa, n, sponge gourd thorufun, v, pierce, bore (a hole) thoshali (fan), n, thatch thoshi (gas-gahaageheege), n, bark thoshi (rashegge vashaigen nuvatha eh faraatheggai lafaivaa), n, breakwater thoshi nettun, v, shell thubun fumun, v, whistle thuhumathu kurun, v, blame thulhu, n, scale thumbi, n, spotted unicorn fish thun bibi, n, longnose butterflyfish, false moorish idol fish, masked bannerfish, moorish idol fish thun'bulhi, n, beard thun'bulhi vina, n, cane grass thun'bulhibeylun, v, shave

141 un, n, wart un'bugan'du, n, bowl Uu un'dhagoo, adj, complex (complicated), hard (complicated), difficult un'dhagoo, n, trouble ubbatthi, n, candle un'dhagoo kurun, v, trouble udhagoo, n, problem un'dhagoovun, v, bother udhares, n, horizon un'dhaguleh, n, difficulty udhavun, v, rise (of the sun, moon, un'dhoali, n, swing stars) un'dhun, n, stove uddhan'di, n, sugarcane un'gannaidhinun, v, educate udhuhun, v, fly un'genun, v, study udu, n, sky un'gulhun, v, rub, smear, daub, apply udumathi bana, adj, cloudy (put or spread on) ufaa, adj, happy, glad un'gulhun (saafukumah takai), v, ufaa, n, delight, pleasure, joy scrub ufaa (inthihaa ah vaa), n, bliss un'guri, n, stopper ufaakurun, v, delight, enjoy un'hu (noon), n, no ufaaveri, adj, pleasant, merry unagan'du, n, waist ufaaveri mizaaju, adj, cheerful unda, n, bullet ufaaverikan, n, happiness ungannaidhinun, v, teach ufaddhaa thakethi, n, product uni, adj, defective ufan, n, birth uni (gas), n, guettarda speciosa ufan dhuvas, n, birthday uniya, n, silver belly fish ufanvee, adj, born unsuru, n, element ufeddhumeh, n, invention uqoobaathu, adj, penal ufeddhun, v, invent, produce, uraa, n, Italian millet manufacture uraha, n, fin ufeddhuntherikan, n, production uramathi, n, breast ufedhun, v, create uredhun, v, disobey ufulaa ufulun, n, lift, raise uru, n, hip ufulun, v, bear, elevate, lift, carry, urun (odifaharu), v, wreck (a ship) raise, pluck us, adj, high ugoobaathu, adj, penal us-imaaraaiy, n, skyscraper uh, n, wax usmin, n, height ui, n, cotton wool usoolu, n, principle, system, method, ujaalaa, adj, bright, radiant procedure ujoora, n, wage utthama fan'diyaaru, n, chief justice ukaalun, v, throw away uthurah, adv, northward ukun'di, n, hiccup uthuru, n, north ukunu, n, louse uva, n, lime (made from coral and ula, n, bronze pins wood) ulhaa, n, bangle uvaalun, v, abolish, dissolve (dismiss) ulhaahah nudhamaa, n, perfectly cut uzuru, n, excuse angles and edges (carpentry) ulhan'boshi, n, elbow ulheythan, n, abode ulhun, n, manner umbulivella, n, love vine ummeedhu, n, hope, expectation ummeedhukurun, v, hope umuru, n, age

142 vagufiri, n, lover (of a married woman) Vv vaguthu, n, time vaguthu (dhuvasvaru), n, period vaguthu kolheh, n, moment vaguthugai (kadaelhifaivaa vaa (bali jehifaivaa), adj, lame vaguthu, lasnuvun), adv, in time vaa (boakoh gas hedhifai hunna vaguthun, adj, instant than), n, jungle vah, n, sphere vaa (nuvatha maaru), n, rope vah, adj, round vaabodu (kameh nuvatha echcheh), vah buru, n, circle n, escalation vah ron'gu, n, circle vaadhakurun, v, compete vahburu elhun, v, circle vaadhaveri, adj, competitive vahuthaan, n, magic (fanditha) to vaadhaveriyaa, n, competitor improve fishing (A magic spell is vaadhee, n, valley written in a thin leaf of precious metal vaadhemun, v, play tug-of-war game or a piece of cloth and sewn into a vaagan'du, n, cord frame so that it moves in the wind. vaahaka, n, story The frame is attached to a stick and vaahaka (ekaku anekakaa placed on top of a tall structure, or dhakkaa), n, conversation inside a house.) vaahaka dhekkun, v, talk vai, n, air vaahaka foiy, n, novel vai (vai roalhi), n, wind vaahakadhekkun, v, speak vai gugu, n, frankincense tree vaaiy, adj, left-hand vai tharaadhu, n, barometer vaaiy faraaiy, n, left vai vanumun halaakukuraa, n, vaajahaigen dhemun, v, tow oxidising agent vaajibu, n, duty vai-nolhi, n, throat vaalan mas, n, bignose unicorn fish vaidhah, v, lee vaalan rondu, n, red-toothed vaifiya madi, n, spotted eagle ray triggerfish vaifuku mirus, n, bird's eye chilli vaali, n, brown-winged tern, bridled vaige ban'dharu, n, airport tern vaige theiykamuge nisbaiy, n, vaarey, n, rain relative humidity vaarey mini, n, rain gauge vaigemagun (sitee ah nisbaiykoh), n, vaarey vehun, v, rain airmail vaaru, n, tax vaigemagundhiun, v, fly (travel) vaaru dhoani, n, tax-collecting boat vaijehun, v, blow (wind) vaaruthavun, v, inherit (by birth) vaikuda, n, parachute vaaru thakethi, n, produce tax (paid vailet, adj, violet as produce) vailun, v, burp vaaruveri kaleyge, n, tax collector vairoalhi, n, breeze vaasiluvun, v, reach (arrive) vaitheeru, n, windvane vaavoshi, n, olive ridley vaivaru, n, anemometer vadaankashi, n, chisel vaivegen ulhun, v, hang out (pass the vadhudhoani, n, fishing boat (long­ time) line trawler) vaiy, n, hold (of a ship) vadhunanu, n, trawling line vaiygan'du (meyzuge), n, drawers vadi, n, carpenter (furniture) vadigonu, n, food bag (small, made of vajidhuvun, v, performing dance fronds) while in trance and self-wounding vaffufulhi, n, Indian nettle with cuts from a sharp instrument vagu, n, thief, burglar, robber, rogue

143 vaka (gas-gahuge thosheege), n, tree valu muran'ga, n, indigo plant bark fibre valuthere, n, forest vaka, adj, soft (previously crispy) vamundhaakan, adj, on-going, vakaru, n, wood continuing vakarujehun, v, gauge (suitability of vanan, n, nickname timber) vandhen, until vakeelu, n, solicitor, lawyer vanha, n, dynasty, clan vakeelukurun, v, accepting Allah’s vanha (qabeelaa), n, tribe will vanna, n, entrance vaki (ekaheri), adj, separate vanna dhoru, n, entrance vaki faraathakah nujehun, adj, vanolhu, n, mast seat neutral vanun, v, enter vaki khaassa, adj, particular vanun (echchegge, kamegge there- vaki roalhi, n, gale ah), v, get in vakifu, n, long pepper vappilaa, n, thyme-leafed gratiola vakigan'du (shikaara kuraa vara (udhuhey thaketheege fiya), n, janavaaruge niyafathi), n, claw wings vakikoffai, adv, separately vara-a-verikan, adj, pious vakikoh, adv, separately varah, very vakikurun, v, part varah kurin, adv, long ago vakikurun (dhurukurun), v, remove, varah ran'galhu, adj, wonderful, separate excellent vakivun, v, alienated (from things or varaalaa, n, cum (obscenity) people) varaun’gu, n, foil (silver foil) vakin, adv, separately vari, n, divorce vakivakeen, adj, individual varikurun, v, divorce vakivelanee, n, goodbye varubali, adj, tired vakkan, n, theft varubalivun, v, tire vakkankurun, v, steal, rob varugadha, adj, strong valee comitee, n, regency council varukan'dhu, n, propeller tree valeeveriyaa, n, saint vas, n, odour, smell valhi, n, knife (big) vas belun, v, smell valhoamas, n, fish (dried soft) vas gadha, adj, smelly valhoavun, v, wither vasaru, n, nut (used with bolt) valhu, n, well vasbelun, v, smell valhu (fen negumah konefai hunna), vasdhuvun, v, smell n, well (for obtaining water) vasgathun, v, smell valhugan’duvaru, n, palace (built vashaigen, v, surround underground) vashaigen, around valhu kotari, n, bathroom vashan'guli, n, dragon's blood valhulun, v, bury vashigan'du, n, basket vali kulkulhu, n, moorhen vasiyyaiy, n, will valla, n, roseate tern, common tern vathakuthoa jehun, v, wrestle an valee, n, permission to marry (until opponent face down onto the ground menopause, all single Maldive women after grabbing him around the waist require marriage approval by a male vattharu, n, kind (type), type (kind) guardian related to the woman’s vattheeni (meyvaa), n, fig (fruit) father) vattheeni gas, n, fig tree valee veriyaa, n, guardian (male, vatthiyara, n, sickle pod related to the father) vattafaalhi, n, method valu, adj, wild vau, n, rope valu, n, bushy area vau (udhuhey janavaaru), n, fruitbat valu kashi koli, n, hedgehog vaudhu, n, promise

144 vaudhuvun, v, promise vidhun (guguraa vidhun), n, vavalaa, n, fruitbat lightning vavaiy, n, first plank next to keel vidhun (ofuvegen), v, shine vavalaa, n, fruitbat vidhuvaru, n, lightning vavvajjehun, v, bark viha, n, poison, venom vazan (badeege), n, bullet viha, adj, poisonous vazan (hathiyaaruge), n, ammunition viha bashi, n, bitter sweet vazankurun, v, gauge viha geys, n, poison gas vazanverivun, v, settle viha giguni, n, sun hemp vazeefaa, n, job, occupation vihafilaa, n, indigo plant vazeeru, n, minister vihakekuri, n, smooth cucumber vazeerunge majlis, n, Cabinet vihalagon'di, n, superb lily (political) vihalun, v, poison vedhaane, adj, practical vihe-un, v, birth vedi (odi), n, cargo sailing ship vihi, n, twenty vedhiyathan, n, past vihun (fankaa fadha echchakun), v, vedhun, n, gift (tribute) fan veddhun, v, put in vikkun, v, sell veedhun, v, tear vikkun, n, sale veedioa pleyaru, n, video machine vikun, v, pinch veemaa, so vilaa, n, cloud vehathan, n, superb lily vilaathubashi, n, tomato vejjaumah-dhaandhen, until vileyrey, n, night before (a calendar velaa, n, green turtle, turtle date) velaanaa manikufaan, n, Foreign villa boa, adj, cloudy Minister vina, n, grass velan'buli, n, love vine vina bin, n, meadow veli, n, sand, soil vindhu, n, pulse velimadi, n, flounder viraasee, adj, genetic ven, n, eel virun, v, melt veradhan’du, n, millet fields viruvun, v, melt veri rah, n, capital (city) visnailun, v, consider verikan, n, leadership visnun, n, mind verikankurun, v, rule, govern visnun, v, mind verimeehaa, n, master visnun (en'gun, olhunfilun), v, verin, n, leaders realise, understand verivegathun (kamakah nuvatha visnun (kamakaamedhu), v, think thanakah), v, occupy visnun nuvatha alhaalun (echcheh veriyaa, n, chief, leader nuvatha kamakaa medhu), v, mind ves, adv, too, also visnuntheri, adj, clever veshi, n, environment visnuntheriyaa, n, thinker vettun, v, drop, fall visnunthoonu, adj, intelligent vevidhaane, n, can vissaara, adj, rainy vevu, n, pool (man-made) vissaara dhuni, n, rainbow veymui, n, liquorice vissaara koat, n, raincoat veyn, n, agony, pain, anguish viya filaagan'du, n, slate veyndhenevi hithaama, n, anguish viya-nudhinun (kameh), v, prevent veyo, n, vine viyafaari, n, commerce, trade, veyo (baraboa fadha gas), n, creeper business veyru, n, Buddhist temple viyafaari baddhaluvun, n, business veytaru, n, waiter meeting veythuvedhiya, adj, past viyafaari odi, n, trading boat vidhaa vidhun, n, shine viyafaari veriyaa, n, merchant

145 viyafaarikurun, v, trade viyun, v, weave viyun (saalu, istaakeenu fadha thakethi), v, knit voatu, n, vote voatulun, n, balloting voatulun, v, vote voh, n, lamp (round, made of brass with seven wicks) voshimas, n, dogtooth tuna voshimas miyaru, n, mako shark vuduva, n, ribs (of dhoani) vun, v, be, exist, occur vun (badhaluvun), v, become vure, than vuzaaraa, n, ministry

146 Ww wafaath, n, death wahgandu, n, animal udders wakeel, n, under-secretary wathuthashi, n, saucer waul'u bunun, n, preach woadu, n, ward wolet, n, wallet worhimas, n, dogtooth tuna

147 Yy yaadu, n, yard yaagooth, n, diamond (pink) yaaseenthashi, n, platter used for communal eating yageen, adv, sure yageenkuruvun, v, assure yageenun, adv, certainly yahoodhee, n, Jew yaqeen, adj, definite yoosuf afandhi, n, mandarin, tangerine yotu, n, yacht yunivarsitee, n, university

148 Zz zaahidhu, adj, ascetic zabaadh, n, cat scent (dark red sticky substance taken from under the tail nodule of a particulat rype of cat) zabarjudhu, n, jade zaeem, n, leader zaggoom, n, yellow thistle zaharu, n, poison, venom zaithooni, n, olive zaithooni gas, n, olive tree zakham, n, injury zamaan, n, period (historical time or period), time (historical time or period) zamaanee, adj, modern zamaanvee, adj, ancient zanjabeel, n, ginger beer zaraafaa, n, giraffe zeenaiytherikurun, v, adorn, decorate zibu, n, zip zikuru, n, religious meeting where people sing hymns and praises to God zimmaa, n, responsibility zimmaadhaaru, adj, responsible ziney, n, adultery ziraa-aa, n, food ziraa-athu, n, agriculture ziyaaraiy, n, tomb ziyaaraiykurun, v, visit zuhulu, n, Jupiter (planet) zuhurathu, n, Venus (planet) zumurradhu, n, jade zuvaabukurun, v, argue zuvaan, adj, young zuvaanaa, n, youth zuvaanun, n, adulthood zuvaari, n, corn, sweetcorn, maize

149 150 Numbers

Days and Lunar Months

Weights and Measures

151 No. System 1 System 2 No. System 1 System 2 1 ekeh 51 ekaavanna fansaas-ekeh 2 dheyh 52 baavanna fansaas-dheyh 3 thineh 53 theyvanna fansaas-thineh 4 hathareh 54 sauravanna fansaas-hathreh 5 faheh 55 fansavanna fansaas-faheh 6 ha-eh 56 savanna fansaas-ha-eh 7 hatheh 57 sathuvanna fansaas-hatheh 8 asheh 58 ashuvanna fansaas-asheh 9 nuva-eh 59 ona-hatti fansaas-nuva-eh 10 dhiha-eh 60 hatti fasdholhas 11 egaara 61 ekaahatti fasdholhas-ekeh 12 baara 62 baahatti fasdholhas-dheyh 13 theyra 63 theyhatti fasdholhas-thineh 14 saadha 64 saurahatti fasdholhas­ hathareh 15 fanara 65 fansahatti fasdholhas-faheh 16 soalha 66 sahatti fasdholhas-ha-eh 17 sathaara 67 sathuhatti fasdholhas-hatheh 18 ashaara 68 ashuhatti fasdholhas-asheh 19 onavihi navaara 69 ona-haiythari fasdholhas-nuva-eh 20 vihi 70 haiythari haiydhiha 21 ekaavees 71 ekaahaiythari haiydhiha-ekeh 22 baavees 72 baahaiythari haiydhiha-dheyh 23 theyvees 73 theyhaiythari haiydhiha-thineh 24 sauvees 74 saurahaiythari haiydhiha-hathareh 25 fansavees 75 fansahaiythari haiydhiha-faheh 26 sabbees 76 sahaiythari haiydhiha-ha-eh 27 hathaavees 77 sathuhaiythari haiydhiha-hatheh 28 ashaavees 78 ashuhaiythari haiydhiha-asheh 29 onathirees navaavees 79 ona-aahi haiydhiha-nuva-eh 30 thirees 80 aahi addiha 31 etthirees thirees-ekeh 81 ekaahi addiha-ekeh 32 batthirees thirees-dheyh 82 bayaahi addiha-dheyh 33 thetthirees thirees-thineh 83 theyaahi addiha-thineh 34 saurathirees thirees-hathreh 84 saurayaahi addiha-hathareh 35 fansathirees thirees-faheh 85 fansayaahi addiha-faheh 36 sathirees thirees-ha-eh 86 sayaahi addiha-ha-eh 37 sathuthiress thirees-hatheh 87 sathaahi addiha-hatheh 38 ashuthirees thirees-asheh 88 ashaahi addiha-asheh 39 ona-saalhees thirees-nuva-eh 89 ona-vai addiha-nuva-eh 40 saalhees saalhees 90 navai nuvadhiha 41 ekaalhees saalhees-ekeh 91 ekaanavai nuvadhiha-ekeh 42 bayaalhees saalhees-dheyh 92 bayaanavai nuvadhiha-dheyh 43 theyaalhees saalhees-thineh 93 theyaanavai nuvadhiha-thineh 44 saurayaalhess saalhees-hathreh 94 saurayaanavai nuvadhiha-hathareh 45 fansayaalhees saalhees-faheh 95 fansayaanavai nuvadhiha-faheh 46 sayaalhees saalhees-ha-eh 96 sayaanavai nuvadhiha-ha-eh 47 sathaalhees saalhees-hatheh 97 sathaanavai nuvadhiha-hatheh 48 ashaalhees saalhees-asheh 98 ashaanavai nuvadhiha- asheh 49 ona fansaas saalhees-nuva-eh 99 ona sattha nuvadhiha-nuva-eh 50 fansaas fansaas 100 satheyka satheyka

152 100 satheyka 3000 thin-haas 200 dhui-sattha 4000 hatharu-haas 300 thin-satheyka 5000 fas-haas 400 hathru-satheyka 6000 ha-haas 500 fas-satheyka 7000 haiy-haas 600 ha-satheyka 8000 ah-haas 700 haiy-satheyka 9000 nuva-haas 800 ah-satheyka 100,000 eh-lakka 900 nuva-satheyka 1,000,000 dhiha-lakka eh-million 1000 eh-haas 10,000,000 kuroadu 2000 dhe-haas

Days of the week Weekends in Maldives occur on Friday and Saturday.

Sunday Aadheetha Monday Hoama Tuesday Angaara Wednesday Budha Thursday Buraasfathi Friday Hukuru Saturday Honihiru

Months of the lunar year Maldivians use the Islamic calendar mainly in religious publications, and to determine religious festivals. The lunar year is 10 days shorter than the solar year.

Muharram Safar Rabee-ul Awwal Rabee-ul Akhir Jumaadhal Awwal Jumaadhal Akhir Rajab Shauban Ramazan Shawwal Zulgaidha Zul-Hijja

153 Weights and Measures

Cowry shell money (obsolete) 5 boli (5 shells) 1 agi 25 agi (125 boli) 1 hiya 8 hiya (1,000 boli) 1 fau 12 fau (12,000 boli) 1 kottey

Linear Measurements Tip of thumb to tip of index finger on the same (handspan) Kaivaiy stretched hand.

Muh (half-arm span) Tip of the elbow to tip of middle finger. (shoulder- Riyan Shoulder to tip of middle finger. length)

Tip of middle finger of one arm to tip of Bama (two-arm span) middle finger of the other arm, both arms stretched out.

Used to measure bundles of firewood. Made Maaru out of thick rope with two knots indicating a circumference of approximately two feet.

Dry Measures half coconut shell 1 laahi 250 gm 4 laahi 1 naalhi 1 kg 4 naalhi 1 kotte 4 kg 3 kotte 1 faraa 12 kg 4 faraa 1 mulhi 48 kg 25 faraa (6¼ mulhi) 1 kandi 300 kg

Liquid measures 4 laahi 1 aduba approx. 1 litre

154 Weights 1 kulhan’dhu ½ thoala .2 ounce 2 kulhan’dhu 1 thoala .4 ounce 10 thoala 1 gau 4 ounces 4 gau 1 raatha 16 ounces, 1 pound 28 raathaa 1 faula 28 pounds 4 faula 1 handharu 112 pounds, 1 hundredweight 20 handharu 1 tanu 20 hundredweight, 1 (long) ton

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