އަތޮޅު

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Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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އަތޮޅު (atoḷu) (plural އަތޮޅުތައް (atoḷutak̊))

  1. province

Descendants

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  • Middle French: atolon
  • Portuguese: atol
    • English: atoll (see there for further descendants)

References

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  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.