ކުމޭރު
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Dhivehi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀪𑀆𑀭 (kuṃbhaāra), from Sanskrit कुम्भकार (kumbhakāra).
Noun
[edit]ކުމޭރު • (kumēru) (plural ކުމޭރުތައް (kumērutak̊))
- potter (maker of ceramic vessels)
References
[edit]- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކުމޭރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 150
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kumbhakāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 171