ބަރަފު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian برف. Cognate with Hindi बर्फ (barph) and Urdu برف,

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəɾəfu/, [bəɾəfu]

Noun

ބަރަފު • (barafu)

1. snow, sleet, hail

   Synonym: ސްނޯ (snō)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބަރަފު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 29