ރޫ

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Dhivehi

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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ރޫ () (plural ރޫތައް (rūtak̊))

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

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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ރޫ () (plural ރޫތައް (rūtak̊))

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

References

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  • 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