ކުމޭރު

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀪𑀆𑀭 (kuṃbhaāra), from Sanskrit कुम्भकार (kumbhakāra).

Noun[edit]

ކުމޭރު (kumēru) (plural ކުމޭރުތައް (kumērutak̊))

  1. potter (maker of ceramic vessels)

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކުމޭރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 150
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kumbhakāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 171