ހަސްފަތާލު

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Urdu ہسپتال (haspatāl).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /has̺.fa.t̪aː.lu/, [häs̺.fä.t̪aː.lu]
  • Hyphenation: ހަސް‧ފަ‧ތާ‧ލު

Noun[edit]

ހަސްފަތާލު (hasfatālu) (plural ހަސްފަތާލުތައް (hasfatālutak̊))

  1. hospital
  2. infirmary
  3. sanatorium

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހަސްފަތާލު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 112