ބަރާ

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Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit भार (bhāra, a burden, load, weight, heavy work, labour). Cognate to Sinhalese බර (bara, heavy, weighty, cumbersome, important). Doublet of ބަރު (baru), ބަރި (bari), and ބަރަ (bara)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ba.ɾaː/, [bä.ɾaː]
  • Hyphenation: ބަ‧ރާ

Noun

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ބަރާ (barā) (plural ބަރާތައް (barātak̊))

  1. outrigger, counterpoise

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބަރާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 28