ހުރަގެ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Compare Sinhalese හිරගෙය (hirageya) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hu.ɾa.ɡe/, [hu.ɾä.ɡe]
• Hyphenation: ހު‧ރަ‧ގެ

Noun

ހުރަގެ • (hurage) (plural ހުރަގެތައް (huragetak̊))

1. a prison, jail, goal

   Synonym: ޖަލު (jalu)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހުރަގެ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 123