ގުގުރި

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit घुर्घुरा (ghurghurā). Cognate to Sinhalese ගිගුරුම (giguruma). Doublet of ގުނގުރު (guⁿguru)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡu.ɡu.ɾi/, [ɡu.ɡu.ɾi]
  • Hyphenation: ގު‧ގު‧ރި

Noun[edit]

ގުގުރި • (guguri) (plural ގުގުރިތައް (guguritak̊))

  1. thunder, thunder clap, rattling thunder
  2. snore

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References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގުގުރި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 104
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