ދިރި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जीरण (jīraṇa). Cognate to Sinhalese දුරු (duru) and Hindi जीर (jīr)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪i.ɾi/, [d̪i.ɾi]
• Hyphenation: ދި‧ރި

Noun

ދިރި • (diri) (plural ދިރިތައް (diritak̊))

1. cummin

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދިރި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 57