ކިރު
Dhivehi
Alternative forms
- ކިރި (kiri) (Addu)
Etymology
From Sanskrit क्षीर (kṣīra). Cognate with Sinhalese කිරි (kiri).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kiɾu]
Noun
ކިރު • (kiru) (plural ކިރުތައް)
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކިރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 145
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kṣīrá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 192