atol

Meaning

atoll (type of island)

Concepts

atoll

atolls

Synonyms

Atol

Atóis

Translations

Atoll

atoll

atolón

atol

atollo

atol

جزر مرجانية حلقية

ατόλλη

atolli

atolones

atòl

ατόλη

atol·ló

mercanada

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aˈtɔw/

Etymology

Borrowed from Divehi: އަތޮޅު

In summary

Borrowed from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu), possibly from Prakrit *𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞 (*saṃtīṭha), from Sanskrit *संतीर्थ (*saṃtīrtha, “level ford”).