Dhivehi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Sanskrit वलाहक (valāhaka). Cognate to Sinhalese වලා (walā).
Pronunciation[edit]
ވިލާ • (vilā) (plural ވިލާތައް (vilātak̊))
- cloud
- brume
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ވިލާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 257