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ޗާލު

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hindi चाल (cāl, custom, conduct), from Sanskrit चारु (cāru)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃəː.lu/, [t͡ʃəː.lu]
  • Hyphenation: ޗާ‧ލު

Adjective

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ޗާލު (cālu) 

  1. dressed, stylish, dandy
  2. beautiful, pretty, comely, handsome
    Synonyms: ރީތި (rīti), ދަވަޅު (davaḷu), ސޯބުނު (sōbunu)
  3. tranquil, satisfying, clear

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ޗާލު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 41