ކިލާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कच्चर (kaccara). Cognate to Sinhalese කලල (kalala). Doublet of ކަލައް (kalak̊)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki.laː/, [ki.laː]
• Hyphenation: ކި‧ލާ

Noun

ކިލާ • (kilā) (plural ކިލާތައް (kilātak̊))

1. dirt, mud

Adjective

ކިލާ • (kilā) 

1. dirty, muddy

Synonyms

• ބިން (bin̊)
• ބުވަނަ (buvana)
• ދިޔަ (diya)
• ދުނިޔެ (duniye)
• ފަސް (fas)
• ލޯވަށި (lōvaṣi)
• ވެލި (veli)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކިލާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 144