ތަނބުރު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ތަބުރު (taburu)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit तामरस (tāmarasa). Cognate to Sinhalese තඹර (taᵐbara)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪a.ᵐbu.ɾu/, [t̪ä.ᵐbu.ɾu]
• Hyphenation: ތަ‧ނބު‧ރު

Noun

ތަނބުރު • (taᵐburu) (plural ތަނބުރުތައް (taᵐburutak̊))

1. red lotus

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތަނބުރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 231