ހިލަ
Dhivehi edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit शिला (śilā́, “rock”). Cognate to Sinhalese සෙල (sela)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ހިލަ • (hila)
References edit
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހިލަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śilāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press