ފިސްޓޯލަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese pistola. Cognate to Sinhalese පිස්තෝලය (pistōlaya), Bengali পিস্তল (pistol) and Hindi पिस्तौल (pistaul)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fis̪.ʈoː.la/, [fis̪.ʈoː.lä]
• Hyphenation: ފިސް‧ޓޯ‧ލަ

Noun

ފިސްޓޯލަ • (fisṭōla) (plural ފިސްޓޯލަތައް (fisṭōlatak̊))

1. pistol, revolver
2. handgun

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފިސްޓޯލަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 83