Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English school.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /is̪.kuː.l̪u/
  • Hyphenation: އި‧ސް‧ކޫ‧ލު

Noun

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އިސްކޫލު (iskūlu) (plural އިސްކޫލުތައް (iskūlutak̊))

  1. school (institution dedicated to teaching and learning).
    Synonym: މަދަރުސާ (madarusā)[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ This form in particular is commonly used in the south atolls.

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 O'Shea, M., Abdullah, F. (2005) “English − Dhivehi Dictionary: A guide to the language of Maldives”, in Two Thousand Isles, page 56