ވެލި

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

  • ވޭލި (vēli) — Mulaku

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वालुका (vālukā). Cognate to Sinhalese වැලි (wæli)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋe.li/, [ʋe.li]
  • Hyphenation: ވެ‧ލި

Noun

ވެލި • (veli) (plural ވެލިތައް)

  1. sand
  2. soil, earth, loam

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ވެލި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 254
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