އަބަޅު
Dhivehi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit अबल (abala). Cognate with Sinhalese අබලා (abalā) and Urdu ابلا.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əbəɭə/, [əbəɭə]
Noun
އަބަޅު • (abaḷu)
- (archaic) woman, female person
- Synonyms: އަންހެނާ (an̊henā), (archaic) ދެރިޔަ (deriya)
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “އަބަޅު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 5.