އަތޮޅު

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Dhivehi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From earlier 𑤀𑤛𑤵𑤮𑤳 (ateḷu), perhaps from Prakrit *𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞 (*saṃtīṭha), *𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*saṃtiṭṭha), from Sanskrit *संतीर्थ (saṃtīrtha, “level ford”), from सम्- (sam-) +‎ तीर्थ (tīrtha).[1] The alternative popular etymology, from Persian آب‌تل (âb-tal, “water-hillock”), is now considered untenable.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /a.t̪o.ɭu/, [ä.t̪o.ɭu]
  • Hyphenation: އަ‧ތޮ‧ޅު

Noun[edit]

އަތޮޅު • (atoḷu) (plural އަތޮޅުތައް (atoḷutak̊))

  1. province

Descendants[edit]

  • → Middle French: atolon
  • →? Malayalam: അതൊലു (atolu)
  • → Portuguese: atol

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jost Gippert (2013) “An Outline of the History of Maldivian Writing”, in Shu-Fen Chen, Benjamin Slade, editors, Grammatica et verba: Glamor and verve: Studies in South Asian, historical, and Indo-European linguistics in honor of Hans Henrich Hock, Ann Arbor: Beech Stave Press, →ISBN, page 88.
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