ކަނބުރު

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit कर्मार (karmāra). Cognate to Sinhalese කඹුරා (kaᵐburā)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ka.ᵐbu.ɾu/, [kä.ᵐbu.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ކަ‧ނބު‧ރު

Noun[edit]

ކަނބުރު (kaᵐburu) (plural ކަނބުރުތައް (kaᵐburutak̊))

  1. a blacksmith, smith, brazier

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަނބުރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 132