މަނަވަރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from English man-of-war.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mə.n̪ə.ʋə.ɾu]

Noun

މަނަވަރު • (manavaru) (plural މަނަވަރުތައް (manavarutak̊))

1. man-of-war, warship, battleship

References

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