Dhivehi

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʋeːɾu/, [ʋeːɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ވޭ‧ރު

Noun

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ވޭރު (vēru)

  1. marsh, fen
  2. pond, pool, lake
  3. Buddhist temple

References

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