ކިހިލި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कक्ष (kakṣa). Cognate to Sinhalese කිහිල්ල (kihilla). Doublet of ކައް (kak̊)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ki.hi.li/, [ki.hi.li]
  • Hyphenation: ކި‧ހި‧ލި

Noun

ކިހިލި • (kihili) (plural ކިހިލިތައް (kihilitak̊))

  1. armpit, underarm

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކިހިލި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 144
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