Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit पृथुल (pṛthula). Cognate to Sinhalese පළළ් (paḷaḷ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fu.ɭaː/, [fu.ɭaː]
  • Hyphenation: ފު‧ޅާ

Adjective

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ފުޅާ (fuḷā) 

  1. wide, broad, expansive

Noun

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ފުޅާ (fuḷā) (plural ފުޅާތައް (fuḷātak̊))

  1. wobble, unevenness

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފުޅާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 88