Inherited from Sanskrit ज्वालित (jvālita). Cognate to Sinhalese දැලි (dæli)
- IPA(key): /d̪e.li/, [d̪e.li]
- Hyphenation: ދެ‧ލި
ދެލި • (deli) (plural ދެލިތައް (delitak̊))
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- ink
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދެލި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 53