Dhivehi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English man-of-war.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [mə.n̪ə.ʋə.ɾu]

Noun edit

މަނަވަރު (manavaru) (plural މަނަވަރުތައް (manavarutak̊))

  1. man-of-war, warship, battleship

References edit

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަނަވަރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 167