Dhivehi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā). Cognate to Sinhalese හකුරු (hakuru). Doublet of ހަކުރު (hakuru)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ki.ɾi/, [ä.ki.ɾi]
- Hyphenation: އަ‧ކި‧ރި
Noun
އަކިރި • (akiri) (plural އަކިރިތައް)
- pebble, gravel
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަކިރި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 11