ދިރި

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit जीरण (jīraṇa). Cognate to Sinhalese දුරු (duru) and Hindi जीर (jīr)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /d̪i.ɾi/, [d̪i.ɾi]
  • Hyphenation: ދި‧ރި

Noun[edit]

ދިރި (diri) (plural ދިރިތައް (diritak̊))

  1. cummin

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދިރި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 57