Dhivehi
Etymology
From Sanskrit पालि (pāli). Cognate with Sinhalese පාලම (pālama).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /faː.lan̪/, [faː.läŋ]
- Hyphenation: ފާ‧ލަން
Noun
ފާލަން • (fālan̊) (plural ފާލަންތައް)
- bridge, overpass
- causeway
- jetty, quay, pier
- landing
- wharf
- dike
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފާލަން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 68