Dhivehi
Etymology
Borrowed from English taffrail
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t̪a.fu.ɾiː.lu/, [t̪ä.fu.ɾiː.lu]
- Hyphenation: ތަ‧ފު‧ރީ‧ލު
Noun
ތަފުރީލު • (tafurīlu) (plural ތަފުރީލުތައް)
- (Addu, nautical) taffrail
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތަފުރީލު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 231