ރޫ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Sanskrit रूप (rūpa). Cognate with Sinhalese රූ (rū) and රුව (ruwa). Doublet of ރޫފަ (rūfa) and ރޫހަ (rūha).

Noun[edit]

ރޫ • (rū) (plural ރޫތައް (rūtak̊))

  1. picture, drawing, portrayal
  2. figure, shape

Etymology 2[edit]

Cognate with Sinhalese රැල (ræla), Sinhalese රැල්ල (rælla).

Noun[edit]

ރޫ • (rū) (plural ރޫތައް (rūtak̊))

  1. fold, plication, pleat
  2. wrinkle, rumple, frown
  3. wave

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރޫ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 210
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rūpá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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