ގަމާރު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ގަމާރެ (gamāre) — Huvadhu, Addu
• ގަމާރަ (gamāra) — Addu

Etymology

From Sanskrit *ग्रामदार (grāmadāra)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.maː.ɾu/, [ɡä.maː.ɾu]
• Hyphenation: ގަ‧މާ‧ރު

Noun

ގަމާރު • (gamāru) (plural ގަމާރުތައް (gamārutak̊))

1. simpleton, fool, dupe, oaf, ninny, dolt

Adjective

ގަމާރު • (gamāru) 

1. simple, naive, foolish, silly, stupid

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގަމާރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 96