ކަނބުރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कर्मार (karmāra). Cognate to Sinhalese කඹුරා (kaᵐburā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ᵐbu.ɾu/, [kä.ᵐbu.ɾu]
• Hyphenation: ކަ‧ނބު‧ރު

Noun

ކަނބުރު • (kaᵐburu) (plural ކަނބުރުތައް (kaᵐburutak̊))

1. a blacksmith, smith, brazier

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަނބުރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 132