މަރުތެޔޮ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms
  • މަރަތެލި (marateli) — Addu

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese martelo. Cognate to Urdu مَرتَول (martaul)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ma.ɾu.t̪e.jo/, [mä.ɾu.t̪e.jo]
  • Hyphenation: މަ‧ރު‧ތެ‧ޔޮ

Noun

މަރުތެޔޮ • (maruteyo) (plural މަރުތެޔޮތައް (maruteyotak̊))

  1. hammer

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަރުތެޔޮ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 168
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