ބަރި
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Dhivehi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sanskrit भार (bhāra, “a burden, load, weight, heavy work, labour”). Cognate to Sinhalese බර (bara, “heavy, weighty, cumbersome, important”). Doublet of ބަރަ (bara), ބަރާ (barā), and ބަރު (baru)
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]- in possession of
- complete, full replete with
Noun
[edit]ބަރި • (bari) (plural ބަރިތައް (baritak̊))
- weight attached to the fishing net or line