މަރުތެޔޮ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• މަރަތެލި (marateli) — Addu

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese martelo. Cognate to Urdu مَرتَول (martaul)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ɾu.t̪e.jo/, [mä.ɾu.t̪e.jo]
• Hyphenation: މަ‧ރު‧ތެ‧ޔޮ

Noun

މަރުތެޔޮ • (maruteyo) (plural މަރުތެޔޮތައް (maruteyotak̊))

1. hammer

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަރުތެޔޮ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 168