ފީރު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ފީރާ (fīrā) — Huvadhu

Etymology

Cognate to Sinhalese පිහිර (pihira)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiː.ɾu/, [fiː.ɾu]
• Hyphenation: ފީ‧ރު

Noun

ފީރު • (fīru) (plural ފީރުތައް (fīrutak̊))

1. a file, rasp

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފީރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 81