އަކިރި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā). Cognate to Sinhalese හකුරු (hakuru). Doublet of ހަކުރު (hakuru)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ki.ɾi/, [ä.ki.ɾi]
• Hyphenation: އަ‧ކި‧ރި

Noun

އަކިރި • (akiri) (plural އަކިރިތައް (akiritak̊))

1. pebble, gravel

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަކިރި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 11