ސުވަރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Gujarati સૂવર (sūvar).[1] Doublet of އޫރު (ūru).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suvaɾu/

Noun

ސުވަރު • (suvaru) (plural ސުވަރުތައް)

  1. pig

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sukara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 780

Further reading

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސުވަރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 228
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