މީރު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms
  • މީރި (mīri) — Mulaku, Addu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मधुर (madhura). Cognate to Sinhalese මිහිරි (mihiri)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /miː.ɾu/, [miː.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: މީ‧ރު

Adjective

މީރު • (mīru) 

  1. pleasant, sweet, agreeable (of taste and smell)
  2. sapid, savoury

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މީރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 172
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