ނައްކާރަ

Dhivehi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic نقارة.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /n̪əkːəːɾə/, [n̪əkːəːɾə]

Noun edit

ނައްކާރަ • (nakkāra)

a musical composition played from the Sultan's Palace
musical composition played on state occasions at the time of the Sultanate

References edit

Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނައްކާރަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 187

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