ޗާލު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi चाल (cāl, “custom, conduct”), from Sanskrit चारु (cāru)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəː.lu/, [t͡ʃəː.lu]
• Hyphenation: ޗާ‧ލު

Adjective

ޗާލު • (cālu) 

1. dressed, stylish, dandy
2. beautiful, pretty, comely, handsome

   Synonyms: ރީތި (rīti), ދަވަޅު (davaḷu), ސޯބުނު (sōbunu)

3. tranquil, satisfying, clear

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ޗާލު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 41