އަތްތިލަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

އަތް (at̊) + ތިލަ (tila). From Sanskrit हस्ततल (hastatala). Compare Sinhalese අත්තල (attala)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʔ.t̪i.la/, [ät̪.t̪i.lä]
• Hyphenation: އަތް‧ތި‧ލަ

Noun

އަތްތިލަ • (at̊tila) (plural އަތްތިލަތައް (at̊tilatak̊))

1. (anatomy) flat or palm of the hand

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަތްތިލަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 10