ވެލި

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ވޭލި (vēli) — Mulaku

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वालुका (vālukā). Cognate to Sinhalese වැලි (wæli)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋe.li/, [ʋe.li]
• Hyphenation: ވެ‧ލި

Noun

ވެލި • (veli) (plural ވެލިތައް (velitak̊))

1. sand
2. soil, earth, loam

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ވެލި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 254