ސަކުރު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā). Cognate to Sinhalese හකුරු (hakuru)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /s̺ə.ku.ɾu/, [s̺ə.ku.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ސަ‧ކު‧ރު

Noun

ސަކުރު • (sakuru) (archaic)

  1. jaggery
  2. sugar

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސަކުރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 216
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