އާސްމާނުކުލަ

Dhivehi edit

Etymology edit

From Persian آسمان (heaven) + ކުލަ (kula, colour)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /əːs̺.məː.n̪u.ku.lə/, [əːs̺.məː.n̪u.ku.lə]
  • Hyphenation: އާސް‧މާ‧ނު‧ކު‧ލަ

Noun edit

އާސްމާނުކުލަ (āsmānukula)

  1. blue (colour)
  2. azure

References edit

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އާސްމާނުކުލަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 4