ރާޅު
Dhivehi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾaː.ɭu/, [ɾaː.ɭu]
- Hyphenation: ރާ‧ޅު
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit लहरी (laharī, “billow”). Cognate to Sinhalese රැලි (ræli, “fold, wrinkle; wave”)
Noun
ރާޅު • (rāḷu) (plural ރާޅުތައް (rāḷutak̊))
- wave, breaker, billow
- Synonym: ރޫ (rū)
- ripple
Alternative forms
- (Fuvahmulah) ރަޅޮ (raḷo)
Etymology 2
Cognate to Sinhalese රළු (raḷu, “rough, cruel”)
Adjective
ރާޅު • (rāḷu)
- rough, uneven, coarse, rugged
- Synonym: ގަދަ (gada)
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ރާޅު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 204.