ބަރާ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ބަރާވަ (barāva) – Mulaku

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ɾaː/, [bä.ɾaː]
• Hyphenation: ބަ‧ރާ

Noun

ބަރާ • (barā) (plural ބަރާތައް (barātak̊))

1. outrigger, counterpoise

References

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