Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit कोष्ठागार (koṣṭhāgāra, a granary, store-room, a treasure, an inner apartment, hollow in a tree). Cognate to Urdu کوتھَرِ (kothar-i, a small room, a cabin; a closet). Doublet of ކޮށާރު (koṣāru) and ކޮޓާރު (koṭāru)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ko.ʈa.ɾi/, [ko.ʈä.ɾi]
  • Hyphenation: ކޮ‧ޓަ‧ރި

Noun

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ކޮޓަރި (koṭari) (plural ކޮޓަރިތައް (koṭaritak̊))

  1. room, chamber, cubicle

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “147”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka