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Dhivehi
Etymology
Ultimately from Sanskrit काल (kāla). Cognate with Sinhalese කළු (kaḷu) and Hindi काला (kālā). Doublet of ކަޅި (kaḷi)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.ɭu/,
- Hyphenation: ކަ‧ޅު
Adjective
ކަޅު • (kaḷu)
- black, sable, dark
Derived terms
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަޅު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 136