Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit तल (tala). Cognate with Sinhalese තල (tala)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t̪əːlu/, [t̪əːlu]

Noun

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ތާލު (tālu)

  1. musical time
  2. timing, beat, rhythm

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތާލު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 230