Dhivehi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Sanskrit काल (kāla). Cognate with Sinhalese කළු (kaḷu) and Hindi काला (kālā). Doublet of ކަޅި (kaḷi)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ka.ɭu/, [kä.ɭu]
- Hyphenation: ކަ‧ޅު
Adjective[edit]
ކަޅު • (kaḷu)
- black, sable, dark
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަޅު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 136