Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit कच्चर (kaccara). Cognate to Sinhalese කසළ (kasaḷa). Doublet of ކިލާ (kilā)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ka.laʔ/, [kä.läʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ކަ‧ލައް

Noun

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ކަލައް (kalak̊) (plural ކަލައްތައް (kalattak̊))

  1. (archaic) dirt, dust, grime

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަލައް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 136