ކިރު
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Dhivehi[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ކިރި (kiri) (Addu)
Etymology[edit]
From Sanskrit क्षीर (kṣīra). Cognate with Sinhalese කිරි (kiri).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ކިރު • (kiru) (plural ކިރުތައް (kirutak̊))
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކިރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 145
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kṣīrá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 192