Dhivehi[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit पृथुल (pṛthula). Cognate to Sinhalese පළළ් (paḷaḷ)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /fu.ɭaː/, [fu.ɭaː]
- Hyphenation: ފު‧ޅާ
Adjective[edit]
ފުޅާ • (fuḷā)
- wide, broad, expansive
ފުޅާ • (fuḷā) (plural ފުޅާތައް (fuḷātak̊))
- wobble, unevenness
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފުޅާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 88