ކޮޓަރި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कोष्ठागार (koṣṭhāgāra, “a granary, store-room, a treasure, an inner apartment, hollow in a tree”). Cognate to Urdu کوتھَرِ (kothar-i, “a small room, a cabin; a closet”). Doublet of ކޮށާރު (koṣāru) and ކޮޓާރު (koṭāru)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko.ʈa.ɾi/, [ko.ʈä.ɾi]
• Hyphenation: ކޮ‧ޓަ‧ރި

Noun

ކޮޓަރި • (koṭari) (plural ކޮޓަރިތައް (koṭaritak̊))

1. room, chamber, cubicle

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “147”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka