ޕިރިވޭނަ

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Cognate with Sinhalese පිරිවෙන (piriwena)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pi.ɾi.ʋeː.n̪ə/, [pi.ɾi.ʋeː.n̪ə]
  • Hyphenation: ޕި‧ރި‧ވޭ‧ނަ

Noun

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ޕިރިވޭނަ • (pirivēna)

  1. A sacred building of Buddhists

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ޕިރިވޭނަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 201
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