ސަކުރު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ހަކުރު (hakuru)

Etymology

From Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā). Cognate to Sinhalese හකුරු (hakuru)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̺ə.ku.ɾu/, [s̺ə.ku.ɾu]
• Hyphenation: ސަ‧ކު‧ރު

Noun

ސަކުރު • (sakuru) (archaic)

1. jaggery
2. sugar

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސަކުރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 216