ފަލި

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ފައްލާ (fallā) – Huvadhu
• ފާލި (fāli) – Mulaku

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *फाल (phāla, “a blade (of a sword or knife)”). Cognate to Sinhalese පල්ල (palla)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.li/, [fä.li]
• Hyphenation: ފަ‧ލި

Noun

ފަލި • (fali) (plural ފަލިތައް (falitak̊))

1. oar, paddle, sweep

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފަލި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 73