އޮލަނބު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• އޮލަނބަ (olaᵐba) — Addu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अवलम्ब (avalamba). Cognate to Sinhalese ලඹ (laᵐba)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.la.ᵐbu/, [o.lä.ᵐbu]
• Hyphenation: އޮ‧ލަ‧ނބު

Noun

އޮލަނބު • (olaᵐbu) (plural އޮލަނބުތައް (olaᵐbutak̊))

1. plumb, verticality, plummet
2. plumb bob

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އޮލަނބު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 197