އަލަވަންގު

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Portuguese alavanca

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /a.la.ʋan̪.ɡu/, [ä.lä.ʋän̪.ɡu]
  • Hyphenation: އަ‧ލަ‧ވަން‧ގު

Noun[edit]

އަލަވަންގު (alavan̊gu) (plural އަލަވަންގުތައް (alavan̊gutak̊))

  1. crowbar, handspike

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަލަވަންގު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 12