ކަމަރާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese câmara. Cognate to Sinhalese කාමරය (kāmaraya) and Hindi कमरा (kamrā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ma.ɾaː/, [kä.mä.ɾaː]
• Hyphenation: ކަ‧މަ‧ރާ

Noun

ކަމަރާ • (kamarā) (plural ކަމަރާތައް (kamarātak̊))

1. cabin, storeroom

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަމަރާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 136