ހަރުފަ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

An early borrowing from Sanskrit सर्प (sarpá), due to the retained rhotic. Cognate to Sinhalese සර්ප (sarpa). Doublet of ހަފު (hafu)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /hə.ɾu.fə/, [hə.ɾu.fə]
  • Hyphenation: ހަ‧ރު‧ފަ

Noun[edit]

ހަރުފަ • (harufa)

  1. snake, serpent

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހަރުފަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 112
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