އަހުރަ

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.hu.ɾa/, [ä.hu.ɾä]
• Hyphenation: އަ‧ހު‧ރަ

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit आदर (ādara). Cognate to Sinhalese ආදර (ādara). Doublet of އާދަރި (ādari)

Noun

އަހުރަ • (ahura) (plural އަހުރަތައް (ahuratak̊))

1. (archaic) love, affection, fondness, liking

Etymology 2

Cognate to Sinhalese අහුර (ahura).

Noun

އަހުރަ • (ahura) (plural އަހުރަތައް (ahuratak̊))

1. (Addu) the space between any two fingers or toes

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަހުރަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 10