ގުގުރި

Dhivehi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

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

Synonyms

• (Huvadhu) ގުބުރެ (gubure)

Derived terms

• ގުގުރަނީ (guguranī)
• ގުގުރިދަނީ (guguridanī)

References

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