ކުމެރު

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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

  1. (archaic) prince (son of a monarch)
    Synonyms: މަނިއްޕުޅު (manippuḷu), ރަސްދަރިކަލުން (rasdarikalun̊), ކަލާ (kalā)

References[edit]

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