ސާއިރަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सुशिर (suśira). Cognate with Sinhalese සුස්හිර (sushira).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /s̺əːiɾə/, [s̺əːiɾə]

Noun

ސާއިރަ • (sāira)

  1. (archaic) flute
    Synonym: އޮނު (onu)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސާއިރަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 212
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