ޓުކުރި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀝𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*ṭokka) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀭- (-ra-) + -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-). Cognate to Hindi टोकरी (ṭokrī)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʈu.ku.ɾi/, [ʈu.ku.ɾi]
• Hyphenation: ޓު‧ކު‧ރި

Noun

ޓުކުރި • (ṭukuri) (plural ޓުކުރިތައް (ṭukuritak̊))

1. a basket

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ޓުކުރި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 240