ފަޅު

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.ɭu/, [fa.ɭu]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit पल्वल (palvala, “a pool, small tank, pond”). Cognate to Sinhalese පල්ලල (pallala, “small lake, pond, tank”)

Noun

ފަޅު • (faḷu) (plural ފަޅުތައް (faḷutak̊))

1. a lagoon

Etymology 2

Cognate to Sinhalese පාළු (pāḷu, “unoccupied, unemployed; unprepared”)

Adjective

ފަޅު • (faḷu) 

1. unoccupied, disused, vacant, derelict, desolate, uninhabited
2. lonely, lonesome, dismal