ފުރޯ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

  • ފުރޭ (furē) (Mulaku)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit परशु (paraśu). Cognate to Sinhalese පොරොව (porowa).

Pronunciation

Noun

ފުރޯ • (furō) (plural ފުރޯތައް)

  1. axe

References

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