ކަންބަޅި

Dhivehi

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

Etymology 1

Compare Malayalam കമ്പിങ് (kampiṅŭ)

Noun

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

  1. sheep, ram, ewe, lamb

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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

  1. horsehair

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