Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit मकर (mákara).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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މަކަރަ (makara)

  1. (astrology) Capricorn

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަކަރަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 173