އެދުރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit आचार्य (ācārya). Cognate to Sinhalese ඇදුරු (æduru)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.d̪u.ɾu/, [e.d̪u.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: އެ‧ދު‧ރު

Noun

އެދުރު • (eduru) (plural އެދުރުތައް)

  1. master, teacher, instructor, doctor

Synonyms

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އެދުރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 64
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