ތެޔޮ
Dhivehi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀢𑁳𑀮𑁆𑀮 (tĕlla), from Sanskrit तैल (tailá).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t̪e.jo/, [t̪e.jo]
Noun
ތެޔޮ • (teyo) (plural ތެޔޮތައް (teyotak̊))
- oil
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ތެޔޮ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 236.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “tailá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 340