މިރުސް

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• މިރިސް (miris) – Fuvahmulah, Addu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मरीच (marīca). Cognate with Sinhalese මිරිස් (miris).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.ɾus̺/, [mi.ɾus̺]
• Hyphenation: މި‧ރުސް

Noun

މިރުސް • (mirus) (plural މިރުސްތައް (mirustak̊))

1. pepper, chili, capsicum

Derived terms

• އަސޭމިރުސް (asēmirus, “black pepper”)
• ހިކިމިރުސް (hikimirus, “dried chili”)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މިރުސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 175