Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit नरक (naraka) or Pali naraka; cognate with Sinhalese නරක (naraka).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /n̪ə.ɾə.kə/, [n̪ə.ɾə.kə]
  • Hyphenation: ނަ‧ރަ‧ކަ

Noun

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ނަރަކަ (naraka)

  1. hell, infernal regions

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނަރަކަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 188