Dhivehi

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ma.ɾu/, [mä.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: މަ‧ރު

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Sanskrit मर (mara). Cognate to Sinhalese මර (mara)

Noun

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މަރު (maru) (plural މަރުތައް (marutak̊))

  1. death, dying, fatality

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 168

Etymology 2

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Cognate to Sinhalese මාරා (mārā)

Noun

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މަރު (maru) (plural މަރުތައް (marutak̊))

  1. Xylocarpus moluccensis

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 168