For reference, here’s a Dhivehi-English dictionary. https://twothousandisles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dhiv...
(It lists only ethnic wear as a translation for “feyli.”)
(It lists only ethnic wear as a translation for “feyli.”)
Op is being asked by natives of he'd like some local clothes while he repeatedly jams his foot into the wet sand and points at it.
You might be thinking of "kangaroo", which is also said to originate from a local word for "I don't know", but in that case it's not a serious hypothesis.