ރޫ

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ruː/, [ɾuː]

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit रूप (rūpa). Cognate with Sinhalese රූ (rū) and රුව (ruwa). Doublet of ރޫފަ (rūfa) and ރޫހަ (rūha).

Noun

ރޫ • (rū) (plural ރޫތައް (rūtak̊))

1. picture, drawing, portrayal
2. figure, shape

Etymology 2

Cognate with Sinhalese රැල (ræla), Sinhalese රැල්ල (rælla).

Noun

ރޫ • (rū) (plural ރޫތައް (rūtak̊))

1. fold, plication, pleat
2. wrinkle, rumple, frown
3. wave

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރޫ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 210
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rūpá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press