ފިސްޓޯލަ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Portuguese pistola. Cognate to Sinhalese පිස්තෝලය (pistōlaya), Bengali পিস্তল (pistol) and Hindi पिस्तौल (pistaul)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fis̪.ʈoː.la/, [fis̪.ʈoː.lä]
  • Hyphenation: ފިސް‧ޓޯ‧ލަ

Noun[edit]

ފިސްޓޯލަ • (fisṭōla) (plural ފިސްޓޯލަތައް (fisṭōlatak̊))

  1. pistol, revolver
  2. handgun

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފިސްޓޯލަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 83
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