އަލަވަންގު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese alavanca

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.la.ʋan̪.ɡu/, [ä.lä.ʋän̪.ɡu]
• Hyphenation: އަ‧ލަ‧ވަން‧ގު

Noun

އަލަވަންގު • (alavan̊gu) (plural އަލަވަންގުތައް (alavan̊gutak̊))

1. crowbar, handspike

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަލަވަންގު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 12