ފުޅާ

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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) 

  1. wide, broad, expansive

Noun[edit]

ފުޅާ (fuḷā) (plural ފުޅާތައް (fuḷātak̊))

  1. 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