ކޮތަރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

From a derivative of Sanskrit कपोत (kapota).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ko.t̪a.ɾu/, [ko.t̪ä.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ކޮ‧ތަ‧ރު

Noun

ކޮތަރު • (kotaru) (plural ކޮތަރުތައް (kotarutak̊))

  1. dove, pigeon

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކޮތަރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 148
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