ފޭރު

See also: ފުރާ

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /feː.ru/, [feː.ɾu]
• Hyphenation: ފޭ‧ރު

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑁂𑀰𑀓𑀸𑀭 (*peśakāra) (compare Sanskrit पेशस्कारी (peśaskārī́, “female embroiderer”), Pali pesakāra). Cognate with Sinhalese පෙහෙරා (peherā).

Noun

ފޭރު • (fēru) (plural ފޭރުތައް)

1. weaver

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Portuguese pera (“pear”).

Noun

ފޭރު • (fēru) (plural ފޭރުތައް)

1. guava

Alternative forms

• ފޭރެ (fēre) (Addu Atoll)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފޭރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 81
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*pēśakāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 475