ގެނބުރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गम्भीर (gambhīrá)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡe.ᵐbu.ɾu/, [ɡe.ᵐbu.ɾu]
• Hyphenation: ގެ‧ނބު‧ރު

Noun

ގެނބުރު • (geᵐburu) (plural ގެނބުރުތައް (geᵐburutak̊))

1. deep offshore

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގެނބުރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 98