Dhivehi
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit निर्मल (nirmala). Compare Sinhalese නිර්මල (nirmala).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n̪i.ɾu.mə.lə/, [n̪i.ɾu.mə.lə]
- Hyphenation: ނި‧ރު‧މަ‧ލަ
Adjective
ނިރުމަލަ • (nirumala) [1]
- (archaic) clean, pure, chaste, vestal, virginal
References
- ^ Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނިރުމަލަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 193