ނީލަންގޮޑި

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ނީލަން (nīlan̊). Cognate to Sinhalese නියන්ගල (niyangala).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /n̪iː.lan̪.ɡo.ɖi/, [n̪iː.län̪.ɡo.ɖi]
  • Hyphenation: ނީ‧ލަން‧ގޮ‧ޑި

Noun[edit]

ނީލަންގޮޑި (nīlan̊goḍi) (plural ނީލަންގޮޑިތައް (nīlan̊goḍitak̊))

  1. (Addu) glory lily (Gloriosa superba)

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނީލަންގޮޑި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 190