އާސްމާނުކުލަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Persian آسمان (“heaven”) + ކުލަ (kula, “colour”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əːs̺.məː.n̪u.ku.lə/, [əːs̺.məː.n̪u.ku.lə]
• Hyphenation: އާސް‧މާ‧ނު‧ކު‧ލަ

Noun

އާސްމާނުކުލަ • (āsmānukula)

1. blue (colour)
2. azure

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އާސްމާނުކުލަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 4