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