ކުރުނބާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Cognate with Sinhalese කුරුම්බා (kurumbā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.ɾu.ᵐbaː/, [ku.ɾu.ᵐbaː]
• Hyphenation: ކު‧ރު‧ނބާ

Noun

ކުރުނބާ • (kuruᵐbā) (plural ކުރުނބާތައް (kuruᵐbātak̊))

1. a young coconut

Synonyms

• ގަބުޅި (gabuḷi)
• ގޮބޮޅި (goboḷi)
• ކަހަ (kaha)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކުރުނބާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 152