ފުރާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Sanskrit पुर (pura).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fuɾəː]

Noun

ފުރާ • (furā) (plural ފުރާތައް (furātak̊))

1. area
2. vicinity
3. purlieu
4. surroundings
5. region

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފުރާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 89