ތެލަ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit तल (tala). Cognate to Sinhalese තලය (talaya). Doublet of ތިލަ (tila)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /t̪e.la/, [t̪e.lä]
  • Hyphenation: ތެ‧ލަ

Noun[edit]

Dhivehi Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia dv

ތެލަ • (tela) (plural ތެލަތައް (telatak̊))

  1. Excoecaria agallocha
  2. (archaic) flat shallow of the lagoon
  3. (Mulaku) Synonym of ތިލަ (tila, “shoal. shelf, sandbank”)

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތެލަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 234
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