ފުރާ

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit पुर (pura).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ފުރާ (furā) (plural ފުރާތައް (furātak̊))

  1. area
  2. vicinity
  3. purlieu
  4. surroundings
  5. region

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފުރާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 89