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ސުވަރު

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Gujarati સૂવર (sūvar).[1] Doublet of އޫރު (ūru).

Noun

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ސުވަރު • (suvaru) (plural ސުވަރުތައް (suvarutak̊))

  1. pig

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sukara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 780

Further reading

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސުވަރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 228
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