ކިނބޫ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit कुम्बीर (kumbīra). Cognate to Sinhalese කිඹුල් (kiᵐbul)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ki.ᵐbuː/, [ki.ᵐbuː]
  • Hyphenation: ކި‧ނބޫ

Noun[edit]

ކިނބޫ • (kiᵐbū) (plural ކިނބޫތައް (kiᵐbūtak̊))

  1. crocodile, gavial, alligator

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކިނބޫ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 144
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