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ނީލަންގޮޑި

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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From ނީލަން (nīlan̊). Cognate to Sinhalese නියන්ගල (niyangala).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /n̪iː.lan̪.ɡo.ɖi/, [n̪iː.län̪.ɡo.ɖi]
  • Hyphenation: ނީ‧ލަން‧ގޮ‧ޑި

Noun

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ނީލަންގޮޑި (nīlan̊goḍi) (plural ނީލަންގޮޑިތައް (nīlan̊goḍitak̊))

  1. (Addu) glory lily (Gloriosa superba)

Synonyms

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References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނީލަންގޮޑި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 190