ކަށިފިލާ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

ކަށިފެލާ (kaṣifelā) – Addu

Etymology

ކަށި (kaṣi) + ފިލާ (filā). Compare Sinhalese කටුපිල (kaṭupila)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.ʂi.fi.laː/, [kä.ʂi.fi.laː]
Hyphenation: ކަ‧ށި‧ފި‧ލާ

Noun

ކަށިފިލާ • (kaṣifilā) (plural ކަށިފިލާތައް (kaṣifilātak̊))

Gymnosporia emarginata
Synonym: ކަށިސާގު (kaṣisāgu)

References

Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަށިފިލާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 140

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