ސާއިރަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सुशिर (suśira). Cognate with Sinhalese සුස්හිර (sushira).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̺əːiɾə/, [s̺əːiɾə]

Noun

ސާއިރަ • (sāira)

1. (archaic) flute

   Synonym: އޮނު (onu)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސާއިރަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 212