ވެލި

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Dhivehi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit वालुका (vālukā). Cognate to Sinhalese වැලි (wæli)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʋe.li/, [ʋe.li]
  • Hyphenation: ވެ‧ލި

Noun[edit]

ވެލި • (veli) (plural ވެލިތައް (velitak̊))

  1. sand
  2. soil, earth, loam

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ވެލި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 254
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