ގެރި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गोरूप (gorūpa). Cognate to Sinhalese ගෙරියා (geriyā)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡe.ɾi/, [ɡe.ɾi]
  • Hyphenation: ގެ‧ރި

Noun

ގެރި • (geri) (plural ގެރިތައް (geritak̊))

  1. bull, ox, cow

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގެރި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 99
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