Dhivehi edit

Etymology edit

From a derivative of Sanskrit कपोत (kapota).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ko.t̪a.ɾu/, [ko.t̪ä.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ކޮ‧ތަ‧ރު

Noun edit

ކޮތަރު (kotaru) (plural ކޮތަރުތައް (kotarutak̊))

  1. dove, pigeon

References edit

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކޮތަރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 148