ވިޔަޒޯރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Portuguese vedor, borrowed under Colonial rule (1558-1573).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋi.ja.zoː.ɾu/, [vi.jä.zoː.ɾu]
• Hyphenation: ވި‧ޔަ‧ޒޯ‧ރު

Noun

ވިޔަޒޯރު • (viyazōru) (plural ވިޔަޒޯރުތައް (viyazōrutak̊))

1. a chief revenue collector

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ވިޔަޒޯރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 259