ގަލާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गिरि (giri, “a mountain, hill, rock, elevation, rising-ground”). Cognate to Sinhalese ගල (gala, “stone, rock”). Doublet of ގާ (gā) and ގިރި (giri)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡa.laː/, [ɡä.laː]
  • Hyphenation: ގަ‧ލާ

Noun

ގަލާ • (galā) (plural ގަލާތައް (galātak̊))

  1. (archaic) rocks that dry up at low tide

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގަލާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 95
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