ބަރު

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Dhivehi

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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 ބަރި (bari), ބަރަ (bara), and ބަރާ (barā)

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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ބަރު (baru) 

  1. heavy, weighty, burdensome, cumbersome

Noun

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ބަރު (baru) (plural ބަރުތައް (barutak̊))

  1. pendulum
  2. burden, load

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބަރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 29