އަޅި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Cognate with Sinhalese අළු (aḷu)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ə.ɭi/, [ə.ɭi]
  • Hyphenation: އަ‧ޅި

Noun

އަޅި • (aḷi)

  1. ash
  2. gray, grey (colour)

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަޅި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 12