ކާފޫރު

ކާފޫރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Sanskrit कर्पूर (karpūra). Cognate with Sinhalese කපුරු (kapuru)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəːfuːɾu]

Noun

ކާފޫރު • (kāfūru) (plural ކާފޫރުތައް‎ (kāfūrutak̊))

1. camphor

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ކާފޫރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 131.