ގޯތުރަ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ގޮތުރަ (gotura)

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit गोत्र (gotra). Cognate to Sinhalese ගෝත්රය (gōtraya)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡoː.t̪u.ɾa/, [ɡoː.t̪u.ɾä]
• Hyphenation: ގޯ‧ތު‧ރަ

Noun

ގޯތުރަ • (gōtura) (plural ގޯތުރަތައް (gōturatak̊))

1. (archaic) family, lineage, clan

   Synonyms: އާއިލާ (āilā), ކުލަ (kula)

2. (India) nickname, pet name

Adjective

ގޯތުރަ • (gōtura) 

1. (archaic) of fair complexion, of proportionate features

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގޯތުރަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 102