ދެލި

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ދޭޓި (dēṭi) — Mulaku

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ज्वालित (jvālita). Cognate to Sinhalese දැලි (dæli)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪e.li/, [d̪e.li]
• Hyphenation: ދެ‧ލި

Noun

ދެލި • (deli) (plural ދެލިތައް (delitak̊))

1. charcoal
2. ink

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދެލި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 53