ނިލޫ

Dhivehi

Etymology

ނިލް (nil, “blue”) +‎ އުއި (ui, “cotton, yarn”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̪i.luː/, [n̪i.luː]
• Hyphenation: ނި‧ލޫ

Noun

ނިލޫ • (nilū) (plural ނިލޫތައް (nilūtak̊))

1. (Mulaku) blue yarn

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނިލޫ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 192