Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā). Cognate to Sinhalese හකුරු (hakuru). Doublet of ހަކުރު (hakuru)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.ki.ɾi/, [ä.ki.ɾi]
  • Hyphenation: އަ‧ކި‧ރި

Noun

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އަކިރި (akiri) (plural އަކިރިތައް (akiritak̊))

  1. pebble, gravel

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަކިރި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 11