ތަފުރީލު

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English taffrail

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t̪a.fu.ɾiː.lu/, [t̪ä.fu.ɾiː.lu]
  • Hyphenation: ތަ‧ފު‧ރީ‧ލު

Noun

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ތަފުރީލު (tafurīlu) (plural ތަފުރީލުތައް (tafurīlutak̊))

  1. (Addu, nautical) taffrail

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތަފުރީލު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 231