Dhivehi

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.hu.ɾa/, [ä.hu.ɾä]
  • Hyphenation: އަ‧ހު‧ރަ

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Sanskrit आदर (ādara). Cognate to Sinhalese ආදර (ādara). Doublet of އާދަރި (ādari)

Noun

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އަހުރަ (ahura) (plural އަހުރަތައް (ahuratak̊))

  1. (archaic) love, affection, fondness, liking

Etymology 2

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Cognate to Sinhalese අහුර (ahura).

Noun

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އަހުރަ (ahura) (plural އަހުރަތައް (ahuratak̊))

  1. (Addu) the space between any two fingers or toes

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަހުރަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 10