ތަނބުރު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

  • ތަބުރު (taburu)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit तामरस (tāmarasa). Cognate to Sinhalese තඹර (taᵐbara)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪a.ᵐbu.ɾu/, [t̪ä.ᵐbu.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ތަ‧ނބު‧ރު

Noun

ތަނބުރު • (taᵐburu) (plural ތަނބުރުތައް)

  1. red lotus

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތަނބުރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 231
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