ވަރު
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Dhivehi[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit वीर्य (vīrya, “manliness, valour, strength”). Cognate to Sinhalese වර (wara, “strenght, force, might”)
Noun[edit]
ވަރު • (varu) (plural ވަރުތައް (varutak̊))
Alternative forms[edit]
- (Addu, Mulaku) ވަރޮ (varo)
Etymology 2[edit]
Cognate to Sinhalese වර්ග (warga, “class, tribe, sort”)
Noun[edit]
ވަރު • (varu) (plural ވަރުތައް (varutak̊))
- quantity, amount, extent, magnitude
- rank, level, grade, status
- (historical) a division of the Sultan's militia
- impression left on the skin
- the thin veneer taken from the mid-rib of the coconut-palm fond