މަރު

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Dhivehi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ma.ɾu/, [mä.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: މަ‧ރު

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit मर (mara). Cognate to Sinhalese මර (mara)

Noun[edit]

މަރު (maru) (plural މަރުތައް (marutak̊))

  1. death, dying, fatality

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 168

Etymology 2[edit]

Cognate to Sinhalese මාරා (mārā)

Noun[edit]

މަރު (maru) (plural މަރުތައް (marutak̊))

  1. Xylocarpus moluccensis

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 168