ނަގަރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नगर (nágara/nagará) or Pali nagara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̪ə.ɡə.ɾu/, [n̪ə.ɡə.ɾu]
• Hyphenation: ނަ‧ގަ‧ރު

Noun

ނަގަރު • (nagaru) (plural ނަގަރުތައް (nagarutak̊)) (archaic)

1. city

   Synonyms: ސަހަރު (saharu), ސިޓީ (siṭī)

2. town
3. metropolis

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނަގަރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 186