Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit विहार (vihāra). Cognate with Sinhalese විහාර (wihāra). Doublet of ވިހާރަ (vihāra) and ވޭރު (vēru)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʋe.ɾu/, [ʋe.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ވެ‧ރު

Noun

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ވެރު (veru)

  1. (archaic) monastery, monkery, retreat, hermitage

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ވެރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 255