މިތުރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मित्र (mitra, “friend, companion, associate”). Cognate to Sinhalese මිතුරු (mituru, “friend, ally, companion”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.t̪u.ɾu/, [mi.t̪u.ɾu]
• Hyphenation: މި‧ތު‧ރު

Noun

މިތުރު • (mituru) (plural މިތުރިން)

1. friend, ally, buddy, associate, chum

   Synonym: ރަޙުމަތްތެރިޔާ (raḥumat̊teriyā)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މިތުރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 176