Dhivehi
Etymology
އަތް (at̊) + ތިލަ (tila). From Sanskrit हस्ततल (hastatala). Compare Sinhalese අත්තල (attala)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aʔ.t̪i.la/, [ät̪.t̪i.lä]
- Hyphenation: އަތް‧ތި‧ލަ
Noun
އަތްތިލަ • (at̊tila) (plural އަތްތިލަތައް)
- (anatomy) flat or palm of the hand
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަތްތިލަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 10