އަލަމާރި

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese armário. Cognate to Sinhalese අල්මාරිය (almāriya) and Hindi अलमारी (almārī)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.la.maː.ɾiː/, [ä.lä.maː.ɾiː]
  • Hyphenation: އަ‧ލަ‧މާ‧ރި

Noun

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އަލަމާރި (alamāri) (plural އަލަމާރިތައް (alamāritak̊))

  1. almirah, cabinet, cupboard, wardrobe

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަލަމާރި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 12