މާލެ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Derived from މާ (mā, “big”) + ލޭ (lē, “blood”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maː.le/, [maː.le]
• Hyphenation: މާ‧ލެ

Proper noun

މާލެ • (māle)

1. Malé (the capital city of the Maldives)
2. Malé (an atoll in the Maldives)

Descendants

• → Bengali: মালে (male)
• → English: Malé