އޫރު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms
  • ސޯރު (sōru)
  • ސުވަރު (suvaru)

Etymology

From Sanskrit सूकर (sūkará). Cognate to Sinhalese ඌරා (ūrā).

Noun

އޫރު • (ūru) (plural އޫރުތައް (ūrutak̊))

  1. pig

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އޫރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 199
  • O'Shea, Michael (2005) English-Dhivehi/Dhivehi-English Dictionary‎, Belconnen, page 48
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