މާލެ
Dhivehi
Etymology
Derived from
މާ
(
mā
,
“
big
”
)
+
ލޭ
(
lē
,
“
blood
”
)
Pronunciation
IPA
(
key
)
:
/maː.le/
,
[maː.le]
Hyphenation:
މާ‧ލެ
Proper noun
މާލެ
• (
māle
)
Malé
(the
capital city
of the
Maldives
)
Malé
(an
atoll
in the
Maldives
)
Descendants
→
Bengali:
মালে
(
male
)
→
English:
Malé