އެދުރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit आचार्य (ācārya). Cognate to Sinhalese ඇදුරු (æduru)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.d̪u.ɾu/, [e.d̪u.ɾu]
• Hyphenation: އެ‧ދު‧ރު

Noun

އެދުރު • (eduru) (plural އެދުރުތައް (edurutak̊))

1. master, teacher, instructor, doctor

Synonyms

• ޓީޗަރު (ṭīcaru)
• މުޢައްލިމް (muʿallim̊)
• މުދައްރިސު (mudarrisu)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އެދުރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 64