ގިރި
Dhivehi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sanskrit गिरि (giri, “a mountain, hill, rock, elevation, rising-ground”). Cognate to Sinhalese ගිර (gira, “mountain”). Doublet of ގާ (gā) and ގަލާ (galā)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ގިރި • (giri) (plural ގިރިތައް (giritak̊))
- collection of coral within an atoll or within a lagoon