ތަފުރީލު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from English taffrail

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t̪a.fu.ɾiː.lu/, [t̪ä.fu.ɾiː.lu]
  • Hyphenation: ތަ‧ފު‧ރީ‧ލު

Noun

ތަފުރީލު • (tafurīlu) (plural ތަފުރީލުތައް (tafurīlutak̊))

  1. (Addu, nautical) taffrail

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތަފުރީލު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 231
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