ނަގަރު

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नगर (nagara) or Pali nagara.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /n̪ə.ɡə.ɾu/, [n̪ə.ɡə.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ނަ‧ގަ‧ރު

Noun

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ނަގަރު (nagaru) (plural ނަގަރުތައް (nagarutak̊)) (archaic)

  1. city
    Synonyms: ސަހަރު (saharu), ސިޓީ (siṭī)
  2. town
  3. metropolis

Further reading

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނަގަރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 186