ފަޅު

Dhivehi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fa.ɭu/, [fa.ɭu]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit पल्वल (palvala, “a pool, small tank, pond”). Cognate to Sinhalese පල්ලල (pallala, “small lake, pond, tank”)

Noun

ފަޅު • (faḷu) (plural ފަޅުތައް (faḷutak̊))

  1. a lagoon

Etymology 2

Cognate to Sinhalese පාළු (pāḷu, “unoccupied, unemployed; unprepared”)

Adjective

ފަޅު • (faḷu) 

  1. unoccupied, disused, vacant, derelict, desolate, uninhabited
  2. lonely, lonesome, dismal
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