Maldivian

English

Alternative forms

• Maldivan

Etymology

Maldives +‎ -ian

Noun

Maldivian (countable and uncountable, plural Maldivians)

1. (countable) A person from the Maldives or of Maldivian descent.
2. (uncountable) The official language of the Maldives, also called Dhivehi or Divehi.

Translations

person

• Afrikaans: Malediver
• Bengali: মালদ্বীপীয় (bn) (maldipiẏo)
• Czech: Maledivan (cs) m, Maledivec m
• Danish: maldiver
• Dutch: Malediviër (nl) m, Maledivische (nl) f, Maldiviër (nl) m, Maldivische (nl) f
• Esperanto: maldivano (man or woman), maldivanino (woman)
• French: Maldivien (fr) m, Maldivais m, Maldivois (less frequent)
• Galician: maldivano (gl) m
• German: Malediver (de) m, Malediverin (de) f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: maldiver m

  Nynorsk: maldiv (nn) m, maldivar (nn) m

• Portuguese: maldivo m
• Romanian: maldivian m, maldiviană f
• Spanish: maldivo (es) m
• Swedish: maldivier (sv) c

language — see Dhivehi

Adjective

Maldivian (not comparable)

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

Translations

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

• Afrikaans: Maledivies
• Bengali: মালদ্বীপীয় (bn) (maldipiẏo)
• Czech: maledivský (cs)
• Dutch: Maldivisch (nl), Maledivisch (nl)
• Galician: maldivano (gl)
• German: maledivisch (de)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: maldivisk

  Nynorsk: maldivisk (nn)

• Portuguese: maldivo m
• Romanian: maldivian
• Spanish: maldivo (es)
• Swedish: maldivisk (sv)