Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Tamil முருங்கை (muruṅkai).

Noun

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މުރަނގަ (muraⁿga) (plural މުރަނގަތައް (muraⁿgatak̊))

  1. moringa, drumstick, horseradish tree

References

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