ކޮތަނބިރި
Dhivehi
Alternative forms
- ކޮތަންބިރި (kotan̊biri)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit कुस्तुम्बरी (kustumbarī). Cognate to Sinhalese කොතඹුරු (kotaᵐburu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ko.t̪a.ᵐbi.ɾi/, [ko.t̪ä.ᵐbi.ɾi]
- Hyphenation: ކޮ‧ތަ‧ނބި‧ރި
Noun
ކޮތަނބިރި • (kotaᵐbiri) (plural ކޮތަނބިރިތައް)
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކޮތަނބިރި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 147
- Reynolds, Christopher Hanby Baillie (2003) “”, in A Maldivian Dictionary, 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE: RoutledgeCurzon, page 95