ކަންބަޅި

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Dhivehi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kan̪.ba.ɭi/, [kän̪.bä.ɭi]
  • Hyphenation: ކަން‧ބަ‧ޅި

Etymology 1[edit]

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Noun[edit]

ކަންބަޅި • (kan̊baḷi) (plural ކަންބަޅިތައް (kan̊baḷitak̊))

  1. sheep, ram, ewe, lamb

Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit कम्बल (kambala). Cognate to Sinhalese කම්බිලිය (kambiliya) and Urdu ْکَمْبَل (kambal)

Noun[edit]

ކަންބަޅި • (kan̊baḷi) (plural ކަންބަޅިތައް (kan̊baḷitak̊))

  1. horsehair

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަންބަޅި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 137
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