Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit अवलम्ब (avalamba). Cognate to Sinhalese ලඹ (laᵐba)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /o.la.ᵐbu/, [o.lä.ᵐbu]
  • Hyphenation: އޮ‧ލަ‧ނބު

Noun

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އޮލަނބު (olaᵐbu) (plural އޮލަނބުތައް (olaᵐbutak̊))

  1. plumb, verticality, plummet
  2. plumb bob

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އޮލަނބު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 197