Dhivehi

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Etymology

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From Persian نارنگ, from Arabic نارنج.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /n̪əːɾiɡu/, [n̪əːɾiɡu]

Noun

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ނާރިގު (nārigu)

  1. bitter orange

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނާރިގު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 185