ހަކުރު

See also: ހުކުރު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ސަކުރު (sakuru)

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground sugar”). Cognate with Sinhalese හකුරු (hakuru). Doublet of އަކިރި (akiri).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha.ku.ɾu/, [hä.ku.ɾu]
• Hyphenation: ހަ‧ކު‧ރު

Noun

ހަކުރު • (hakuru) (plural ހަކުރުތައް (hakurutak̊))

1. jaggery, palm syrup
2. sugar

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހަކުރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 109