ހަރުފަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

An early borrowing from Sanskrit सर्प (sarpá), due to the retained rhotic. Cognate to Sinhalese සර්ප (sarpa). Doublet of ހަފު (hafu)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hə.ɾu.fə/, [hə.ɾu.fə]
  • Hyphenation: ހަ‧ރު‧ފަ

Noun

ހަރުފަ • (harufa)

  1. snake, serpent

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހަރުފަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 112
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