ކަދުރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit खर्जूर (kharjūra). Cognate to Sinhalese කදූර (kadūra) and Hindi कजूर (kajūr)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.d̪u.ɾu/, [kä.d̪u.ɾu]
• Hyphenation: ކަ‧ދު‧ރު

Noun

ކަދުރު • (kaduru) (plural ކަދުރުތައް (kadurutak̊))

1. date (fruit and tree)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަދުރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 133