ތިލަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit तल (tala). Cognate to Sinhalese තලය (talaya). Doublet of ތެލަ (tela)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪i.la/, [t̪i.lä]
• Hyphenation: ތި‧ލަ

Noun

ތިލަ • (tila) (plural ތިލަތައް (tilatak̊))

1. shallow
2. shoal, shelf, sandbank
3. blade (of a weapon, implement or tool)
4. flat surface (as palm of a hand)

Synonyms

• (shoal): ތެލަ (tela) (Mulaku)
• (blade): ތެލެއާ (teleā) (Huvadhu)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތިލަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 237