ހަކުރު

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Dhivehi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground sugar”). Cognate with Sinhalese හකුරු (hakuru). Doublet of އަކިރި (akiri)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ha.ku.ɾu/, [hä.ku.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ހަ‧ކު‧ރު

Noun[edit]

ހަކުރު • (hakuru) (plural ހަކުރުތައް (hakurutak̊))

  1. jaggery, palm syrup
  2. sugar

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހަކުރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 109
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