ހަކުރު

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Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, ground sugar). Cognate with Sinhalese හකුරු (hakuru). Doublet of އަކިރި (akiri).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ha.ku.ɾu/, [hä.ku.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ހަ‧ކު‧ރު

Noun

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ހަކުރު (hakuru) (plural ހަކުރުތައް (hakurutak̊))

  1. jaggery, palm syrup
  2. sugar

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހަކުރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 109