Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit परशु (paraśu). Cognate to Sinhalese පොරොව (porowa).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ފުރޯ (furō) (plural ފުރޯތައް (furōtak̊))

  1. axe

References

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