ކުމޭރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀪𑀆𑀭 (kuṃbhaāra), from Sanskrit कुम्भकार (kumbhakāra).

Noun

ކުމޭރު • (kumēru) (plural ކުމޭރުތައް (kumērutak̊))

1. potter (maker of ceramic vessels)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކުމޭރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 150
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kumbhakāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 171