ހަސްފަތާލު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu ہسپتال (haspatāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /has̺.fa.t̪aː.lu/, [häs̺.fä.t̪aː.lu]
• Hyphenation: ހަސް‧ފަ‧ތާ‧ލު

Noun

ހަސްފަތާލު • (hasfatālu) (plural ހަސްފަތާލުތައް (hasfatālutak̊))

1. hospital
2. infirmary
3. sanatorium

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހަސްފަތާލު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 112