ގިފިލި

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ގެފިލި (gefili)

Etymology

Cognate to Sinhalese ගෙපල (gepala, “area or a site of a house”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡi.fi.li/, [ɡi.fi.li]
• Hyphenation: ގި‧ފި‧ލި

Noun

ގިފިލި • (gifili) (plural ގިފިލިތައް (gifilitak̊))

1. bathroom, an area of a house used as a toilet and a bath

   Synonyms: ފާޚާނާ (fāxānā), ވަޅުކޮޓަރި (vaḷukoṭari)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގިފިލި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 99