atoll

Anlam (İngilizce)

A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform.

Kavramlar

atol

mercanada

Eş anlamlılar

circular coral reef

lagoon island

atoll reef

Çeviriler

atolón

atoll

atollo

Atoll

atol

atol

atol

koraaleiland

ατόλλη

atòl

Atol

Atóis

الحلقة المرجانية

atol·ló

(IPA) olarak telaffuz edilir

/ˈætɒl/

Etimoloji (İngilizce)

Borrowed from Portuguese atol, from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu), possibly from Prakrit *𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞 (*saṃtīṭha), from Sanskrit *संतीर्थ (*saṃtīrtha, “level ford”). The traditional etymology from Persian آبتل (âb-tal, “water-hillock”) is unlikely.