ކުމެރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कुमार (kumāra). Cognate to Sinhalese කුමරුවා (kumaruwā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.me.ɾu/, [ku.me.ɾu]
• Hyphenation: ކު‧މެ‧ރު

Noun

ކުމެރު • (kumeru) (plural ކުމެރުތައް (kumerutak̊))

1. (archaic) prince (son of a monarch)

   Synonyms: މަނިއްޕުޅު (manippuḷu), ރަސްދަރިކަލުން (rasdarikalun̊), ކަލާ (kalā)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކުމެރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 150