ހިލަ

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit शिला (śilā́, rock). Cognate to Sinhalese සෙල (sela)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hi.la/, [hi.lä]
  • Hyphenation: ހި‧ލަ

Noun

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ހިލަ (hila)

  1. rock
    Synonym: ގާ ()

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހިލަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śilāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press