Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit संवत्सर (saṃvatsara). Cognate to Sinhalese අවුරුද්‍ද (awurudda)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.ha.ɾu/, [ä.hä.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: އަ‧ހަ‧ރު

Noun

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އަހަރު (aharu) (plural އަހަރުތައް (aharutak̊))

  1. year

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަހަރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 9