ތަޅު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ތަޅަ (taḷa) – Haddhunmathi
• ތަޅޮ (taḷo) – Addu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ताल (tāla). Cognate to Hindi ताल (tāl)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪a.ɭu/, [t̪ä.ɭu]
• Hyphenation: ތަ‧ޅު

Noun

ތަޅު • (taḷu) (plural ތަޅުތައް (taḷutak̊))

1. lock, padlock, mortise lock

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތަޅު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 232