ކިރު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms
  • ކިރި (kiri) (Addu)

Etymology

From Sanskrit क्षीर (kṣīra). Cognate with Sinhalese කිරි (kiri).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kiɾu]

Noun

ކިރު • (kiru) (plural ކިރުތައް (kirutak̊))

  1. milk

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކިރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 145
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kṣīrá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 192
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