ބިރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भीरु (bhīru, “fearful, timid, cowardly, afraid of”). Cognate to Sinhalese බිරි (biri, “frightful, terrific”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bi.ɾu/, [bi.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ބި‧ރު

Noun

ބިރު • (biru) (plural ބިރުތައް (birutak̊))

  1. fright, fear, terror

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބިރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 35
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