ރުއް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वृक्ष (vṛkṣa). Cognate with Sinhalese රුක (ruka)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾuʂ/, [ɾuh]

Noun

ރުއް • (ruk̊) (plural ރުއްތައް (ruttak̊))

1. palm tree

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރުއް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 211