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އޫރު

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit सूकर (sūkará). Doublet of ސުވަރު (suvaru). Cognate to Sinhalese ඌරා (ūrā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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އޫރު (ūru) (plural އޫރުތައް (ūrutak̊))

  1. pig

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އޫރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 199
  • O'Shea, Michael (2005) English-Dhivehi/Dhivehi-English Dictionary[1], Belconnen, page 48