ބަރި

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 ބަރަ (bara), ބަރާ (barā), and ބަރު (baru)

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

ބަރި • (bari)  (archaic)

1. in possession of
2. complete, full replete with

Noun

ބަރި • (bari) (plural ބަރިތައް (baritak̊))

1. weight attached to the fishing net or line

References

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