ހަރުފަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

An early borrowing from Sanskrit सर्प (sarpá), due to the retained rhotic. Cognate to Sinhalese සර්ප (sarpa). Doublet of ހަފު (hafu)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hə.ɾu.fə/, [hə.ɾu.fə]
• Hyphenation: ހަ‧ރު‧ފަ

Noun

ހަރުފަ • (harufa)

1. snake, serpent

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހަރުފަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 112