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maldivian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables
mal-di-vian
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to the Maldives, the Maldivian people or the Maldivian language.

noun

A person from the Maldives or of Maldivian descent.

Countable

noun

The official language of the Maldives.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English Maldives Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Maldivian From Maldives + -ian.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Maldivan (alternative) Maldivians (plural)

Synonyms

Dhivehi maldivan

Questions

What does maldivian mean?
Of, from, or pertaining to the Maldives, the Maldivian people or the Maldivian language.
Where does maldivian come from?
Etymology tree English Maldives Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Maldivian From Maldives + -ian.

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