ވޭރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit विहार (vihāra). Cognate with Sinhalese විහාර (wihāra). Doublet of ވެރު (veru) and ވިހާރަ (vihāra)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋeːɾu/, [ʋeːɾu]
• Hyphenation: ވޭ‧ރު

Noun

ވޭރު • (vēru)

1. marsh, fen
2. pond, pool, lake
3. Buddhist temple

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ވޭރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 255