ނިރުމަލަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit निर्मल (nirmala). Compare Sinhalese නිර්‍මල (nirmala).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /n̪i.ɾu.mə.lə/, [n̪i.ɾu.mə.lə]
  • Hyphenation: ނި‧ރު‧މަ‧ލަ

Adjective

ނިރުމަލަ • (nirumala) [1]

  1. (archaic) clean, pure, chaste, vestal, virginal

References
  1. Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނިރުމަލަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 193
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