ކޮށާރު

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Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit कोष्ठागार (koṣṭhāgāra, a granary, store-room, a treasure, an inner apartment, hollow in a tree). Cognate to Urdu کوتھَرِ (kothrī, a small room, a cabin; a closet). Doublet of ކޮޓަރި (koṭari)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ko.ʂaː.ɾu/, [ko.ʂaː.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ކޮ‧ށާ‧ރު

Noun

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ކޮށާރު (koṣāru) (plural ކޮށާރުތައް (koṣārutak̊))

  1. granary, garner, storeroom, storehouse

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކޮށާރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 147