ކަދުރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀔𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀽𑀭 (khajjūra), from Sanskrit खर्जूर (kharjū́ra).[1] Cognate with Sinhalese කදූර (kadūra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.d̪u.ɾu/, [kä.d̪u.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ކަ‧ދު‧ރު

Noun

ކަދުރު • (kaduru) (plural ކަދުރުތައް)

  1. date (fruit and tree)

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kharjūˊra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 29

Further reading

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަދުރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 133
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