ކުރުނބާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Cognate with Sinhalese කුරුම්බා (kurumbā)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ku.ɾu.ᵐbaː/, [ku.ɾu.ᵐbaː]
  • Hyphenation: ކު‧ރު‧ނބާ

Noun

ކުރުނބާ • (kuruᵐbā) (plural ކުރުނބާތައް (kuruᵐbātak̊))

  1. a young coconut

Synonyms
  • ގަބުޅި (gabuḷi)
  • ގޮބޮޅި (goboḷi)
  • ކަހަ (kaha)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކުރުނބާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 152
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