ހުރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Sanskrit चीर (cīra). Cognate to Sinhalese ඉර (ira). Doublet of ހިރު (hiru)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hu.ɾu/, [hu.ɾu]
• Hyphenation: ހު‧ރު

Noun

ހުރު • (huru) (plural ހުރުތައް (hurutak̊))

1. (Addu) fold, crease, plication, pleat, crumple

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހުރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 123