Dhivehi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit फल (phala, “fruit; consequence, effect”). Cognate to Sinhalese පල (pala, “fruit, result”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /pa.ɭe/, [pä.ɭe]
- Hyphenation: ޕަ‧ޅެ
ޕަޅެ • (paḷe) (plural ޕަޅެތައް (paḷetak̊))
- (archaic) result, outcome, consequence, effect, gain
- Synonyms: ތާސީރު (tāsīru), އަސަރު (asaru)
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ޕަޅެ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 200
