ހިލަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Sanskrit शिला (śilā́, “rock”). Cognate to Sinhalese සෙල (sela)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hi.la/, [hi.lä]
  • Hyphenation: ހި‧ލަ

Noun

ހިލަ • (hila)

  1. rock
    Synonym: ގާ (gā)

References

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