ފާރު

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Dhivehi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit प्राकार (prākāra). Cognate to Sinhalese පවුර (pawura)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /faː.ɾu/, [faː.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ފާ‧ރު

Noun[edit]

ފާރު (fāru) (plural ފާރުތައް (fārutak̊))

  1. wound, laceration, injury, lesion, ulceration
  2. wall, rampant

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފާރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 68