ތެޔޮ

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀢𑁳𑀮𑁆𑀮 (tĕlla), from Sanskrit तैल (tailá).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t̪e.jo/, [t̪e.jo]
  • Hyphenation: ތެ‧ޔޮ

Noun

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ތެޔޮ (teyo) (plural ތެޔޮތައް (teyotak̊))

  1. oil

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތެޔޮ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 236
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tailá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 340