ބަރަ

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit भार (bhāra, a burden, load, weight, heavy work, labour). Cognate to Sinhalese බර (bara, heavy, weighty, cumbersome, important). Doublet of ބަރި (bari), ބަރު (baru), and ބަރާ (barā)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ba.ɾa/, [bä.ɾä]
  • Hyphenation: ބަ‧ރަ

Adjective

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ބަރަ (bara) 

  1. (archaic) important, of consequence, excellent, fine, desired, preferable

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބަރަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 28