ގަމާރު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

  • ގަމާރެ (gamāre) — Huvadhu, Addu
  • ގަމާރަ (gamāra) — Addu

Etymology

From Sanskrit *ग्रामदार (*grāmadāra)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡa.maː.ɾu/, [ɡä.maː.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ގަ‧މާ‧ރު

Noun

ގަމާރު • (gamāru) (plural ގަމާރުތައް)

  1. simpleton, fool, dupe, oaf, ninny, dolt

Adjective

ގަމާރު • (gamāru) 

  1. simple, naive, foolish, silly, stupid

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގަމާރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 96
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