ކޮތަރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

From a derivative of Sanskrit कपोत (kapota).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ކޮތަރު • (kotaru) (plural ކޮތަރުތައް (kotarutak̊))

1. dove, pigeon

References

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