ބުރުޒު

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Persian برج (borj)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.ɾu.zu/, [bu.ɾu.zu]
• Hyphenation: ބު‧ރު‧ޒު

Noun

ބުރުޒު • (buruzu) (plural ބުރުޒުތައް (buruzutak̊))

1. tower

Synonyms

• ޓަވަރު (ṭavaru)
• މުންނާރު (mun̊nāru)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބުރުޒު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 40