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Origin
- Prakrit*𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞
- dvއަތޮޅު
- Portugueseatol
- Englishatoll
Borrowed from Portuguese atol, from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu), possibly from Prakrit *𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞 (*saṃtīṭha), from Sanskrit सम्- (sam-) + तीर्थ (tīrtha) “level ford”. The traditional etymology from Persian آبتل (âb-tal, “water-hillock”) is unlikely.
More words from Portuguese, dv, Prakrit
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Basque atoloi
- atoloiisland
Bengali আবতল
- আবতল (abotol)island
Bulgarian атол
- атол (atol)island
Catalan atol
- atolisland
Chinese Mandarin 環礁 /环礁
- 環礁 /环礁 (huánjiāo)island
Czech atol
- atolisland
Danish atol
- atolisland
Dutch atol, koraaleiland
- atolisland
- koraaleilandisland
Esperanto atolo
- atoloisland
Estonian atoll
- atollisland
Finnish atolli
- atolliisland
French atoll
- atollisland
German Atoll
- Atollisland
Greek ατόλλη
- ατόλλη (atólli)island
Indonesian atol
- atolisland
Irish atall
- atallisland
Italian atollo
- atolloisland
Japanese 環礁
- 環礁 (kanshō)island
Latvian atols
- atolsisland
Lithuanian atolas
- atolasisland
Malay atol
- atolisland
Norwegian atoll
- atollisland
Persian آبسنگ
- آبسنگ (âb-sang)island
Polish atol
- atolisland
Portuguese atol
- atolisland
Romanian atol
- atolisland
Russian ато́лл
- ато́лл (atóll)island
Slovak atol
- atolisland
Spanish atolón
- atolónisland
Swedish atoll
- atollisland
Tagalog karang
- karangisland
Turkish atol, mercan adası
- atolisland
- mercan adasıisland
Ukrainian атол
- атол (atol)island
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with atoll
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APA
atoll. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atoll
MLA
“atoll.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atoll. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “atoll,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atoll.
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