ފައްޅި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tamil 𑀧𑀴𑁆𑀴𑀺 (paḷḷi). Compare Sinhalese පල්ලිය (palliya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fəɭːi/, [fəɭːi]

Noun

ފައްޅި • (faḷḷi) (plural ފައްޅިތައް (faḷḷitak̊))

1. place of worship (excluding mosques)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފައްޅި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 72