ނިލޫ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ނިލް (nil, “blue”) +‎ އުއި (ui, “cotton, yarn”)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /n̪i.luː/, [n̪i.luː]
  • Hyphenation: ނި‧ލޫ

Noun[edit]

ނިލޫ • (nilū) (plural ނިލޫތައް (nilūtak̊))

  1. (Mulaku) blue yarn

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނިލޫ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 192
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