އަލުވި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit आलु (ālu). Cognate with Sinhalese අල (ala). Doublet of އަލަ (ala)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əluʋi/, [əluʋi]

Noun

އަލުވި • (aluvi)

1. potato

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަލުވި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 13