ބަރަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भार (bhāra, “a burden, load, weight, heavy work, labour”). Cognate to Sinhalese බර (bara, “heavy, weighty, cumbersome, important”). Doublet of ބަރި (bari), ބަރު (baru), and ބަރާ (barā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ɾa/, [bä.ɾä]
• Hyphenation: ބަ‧ރަ

Adjective

ބަރަ • (bara) 

1. (archaic) important, of consequence, excellent, fine, desired, preferable

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބަރަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 28