ފަލި

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Dhivehi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit *फाल (phāla, “a blade (of a sword or knife)”). Cognate to Sinhalese පල්ල (palla)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fa.li/, [fä.li]
  • Hyphenation: ފަ‧ލި

Noun[edit]

ފަލި • (fali) (plural ފަލިތައް (falitak̊))

  1. oar, paddle, sweep

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފަލި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 73
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