Dhivehi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit कच्चर (kaccara). Cognate to Sinhalese කසළ (kasaḷa). Doublet of ކިލާ (kilā)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.laʔ/, [kä.läʔ]
- Hyphenation: ކަ‧ލައް
Noun
ކަލައް • (kalak̊) (plural ކަލައްތައް)
- (archaic) dirt, dust, grime
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަލައް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 136