ރާޅު

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾaː.ɭu/, [ɾaː.ɭu]
• Hyphenation: ރާ‧ޅު

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit लहरी (laharī, “billow”). Cognate to Sinhalese රැලි (ræli, “fold, wrinkle; wave”)

Noun

ރާޅު • (rāḷu) (plural ރާޅުތައް (rāḷutak̊))

1. wave, breaker, billow

   Synonym: ރޫ (rū)

2. ripple

Alternative forms

• (Fuvahmulah) ރަޅޮ (raḷo)

Etymology 2

Cognate to Sinhalese රළු (raḷu, “rough, cruel”)

Adjective

ރާޅު • (rāḷu) 

1. rough, uneven, coarse, rugged

   Synonym: ގަދަ (gada)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރާޅު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 204