Dhivehi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Hindi चाल (cāl, “custom, conduct”), from Sanskrit चारु (cāru)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃəː.lu/, [t͡ʃəː.lu]
- Hyphenation: ޗާ‧ލު
Adjective[edit]
ޗާލު • (cālu)
- dressed, stylish, dandy
- beautiful, pretty, comely, handsome
- Synonyms: ރީތި (rīti), ދަވަޅު (davaḷu), ސޯބުނު (sōbunu)
- tranquil, satisfying, clear
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ޗާލު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 41
