ކަލައް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कच्चर (kaccara). Cognate to Sinhalese කසළ (kasaḷa). Doublet of ކިލާ (kilā)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ka.laʔ/, [kä.läʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ކަ‧ލައް

Noun

ކަލައް • (kalak̊) (plural ކަލައްތައް (kalattak̊))

  1. (archaic) dirt, dust, grime

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަލައް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 136
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