މިރުސް

Dhivehi

Alternative forms
  • މިރިސް (miris) – Fuvahmulah, Addu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मरीच (marīca). Cognate with Sinhalese මිරිස් (miris).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mi.ɾus̺/, [mi.ɾus̺]
  • Hyphenation: މި‧ރުސް

Noun

މިރުސް • (mirus) (plural މިރުސްތައް (mirustak̊))

  1. pepper, chili, capsicum

Derived terms
  • އަސޭމިރުސް (asēmirus, “black pepper”)
  • ހިކިމިރުސް (hikimirus, “dried chili”)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މިރުސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 175
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