ކޮތަނބިރި

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ކޮތަންބިރި (kotan̊biri)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कुस्तुम्बरी (kustumbarī). Cognate to Sinhalese කොතඹුරු (kotaᵐburu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko.t̪a.ᵐbi.ɾi/, [ko.t̪ä.ᵐbi.ɾi]
• Hyphenation: ކޮ‧ތަ‧ނބި‧ރި

Noun

ކޮތަނބިރި • (kotaᵐbiri) (plural ކޮތަނބިރިތައް (kotaᵐbiritak̊))

1. coriander, Chinese parsley

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކޮތަނބިރި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 147
• Reynolds, Christopher Hanby Baillie (2003) “”, in A Maldivian Dictionary, 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE: RoutledgeCurzon, page 95