Sinhalese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit भार (bhāra, a burden, load, weight, heavy work, labour). Cognate to Dhivehi ބަރު (baru, heavy, weighty, burdensome)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ba.ra/, [ba.rə]
  • Hyphenation: බ‧ර

Noun

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බර (bara)

  1. weight