ފޫރުއްބަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पुरा (purā, “before, formerly”). Cognate to Sinhalese පෙර (pera). Doublet of ފުރަ (fura), ޕޫރުބެ (pūrube), and ޕުރެ (pure)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuː.ɾuʔ.ba/, [fuː.ɾub.bä]
• Hyphenation: ފޫ‧ރުއް‧ބަ

Adjective

ފޫރުއްބަ • (fūrubba) 

1. eastern

Noun

ފޫރުއްބަ • (fūrubba) (plural ފޫރުއްބަތައް (fūrubbatak̊))

1. east

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފޫރުއްބަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 86