ކަށިފިލާ

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Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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ކަށި (kaṣi) + ފިލާ (filā). Compare Sinhalese කටුපිල (kaṭupila)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ka.ʂi.fi.laː/, [kä.ʂi.fi.laː]
  • Hyphenation: ކަ‧ށި‧ފި‧ލާ

Noun

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ކަށިފިލާ (kaṣifilā) (plural ކަށިފިލާތައް (kaṣifilātak̊))

  1. Gymnosporia emarginata
    Synonym: ކަށިސާގު (kaṣisāgu)

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަށިފިލާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 140