ރާޅު

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Dhivehi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɾaː.ɭu/, [ɾaː.ɭu]
  • Hyphenation: ރާ‧ޅު

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit लहरी (laharī, “billow”). Cognate to Sinhalese රැලි (ræli, “fold, wrinkle; wave”)

Noun[edit]

ރާޅު • (rāḷu) (plural ރާޅުތައް (rāḷutak̊))

  1. wave, breaker, billow
    Synonym: ރޫ (rū)
  2. ripple
Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Cognate to Sinhalese රළු (raḷu, “rough, cruel”)

Adjective[edit]

ރާޅު • (rāḷu) 

  1. rough, uneven, coarse, rugged
    Synonym: ގަދަ (gada)

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރާޅު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 204
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