ތަފުރީލު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from English taffrail

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪a.fu.ɾiː.lu/, [t̪ä.fu.ɾiː.lu]
• Hyphenation: ތަ‧ފު‧ރީ‧ލު

Noun

ތަފުރީލު • (tafurīlu) (plural ތަފުރީލުތައް (tafurīlutak̊))

1. (Addu, nautical) taffrail

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތަފުރީލު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 231