ތަކުރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ठक्कुर (ṭhakkura). Cognate to Hindi थाकुर (thākur)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t̪a.ku.ɾu/, [t̪ä.ku.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ތަ‧ކު‧ރު

Noun

ތަކުރު • (takuru) (plural ތަކުރުތައް (takurutak̊))

  1. (historical, honorific) title added to names of noblemen during the Sultanate

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތަކުރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 231
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