Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit घुर्घुरा (ghurghurā). Cognate to Sinhalese ගිගුරුම (giguruma). Doublet of ގުގުރި (guguri)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡu.ᵑɡu.ɾu/, [ɡu.ᵑɡu.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ގު‧ނގު‧ރު

Noun

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ގުނގުރު (guⁿguru) (plural ގުނގުރުތައް (guⁿgurutak̊))

  1. a rattle