ކައިރި

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ކާރި (kāri)

Etymology

Cognate to Sinhalese කාර (kāra, “near, proximate”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.i.ɾi/, [kä.i.ɾi~kæː.ɾi]
• Hyphenation: ކަ‧އި‧ރި

Adverb

ކައިރި • (kairi)

1. near, close to

Adjective

ކައިރި • (kairi) 

1. near, proximate

   Synonym: ގާތް (gāt̊)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކައިރި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 94