ނިއްރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Sanskrit नगर (nagara). Doublet of ނަގަރު (nagaru).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [niɾːu]

Noun

ނިއްރު • (nirru) (plural ނިއްރުތައް (nirrutak̊))

1. town
2. a small city
3. an urban area

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނިއްރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 191