މަރު

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ɾu/, [mä.ɾu]
• Hyphenation: މަ‧ރު

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit मर (mara). Cognate to Sinhalese මර (mara)

Noun

މަރު • (maru) (plural މަރުތައް (marutak̊))

1. death, dying, fatality

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 168

Etymology 2

Cognate to Sinhalese මාරා (mārā)

Noun

މަރު • (maru) (plural މަރުތައް (marutak̊))

1. Xylocarpus moluccensis

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 168