ކުމޭރު
Dhivehi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀪𑀆𑀭 (kuṃbhaāra), from Sanskrit कुम्भकार (kumbhakāra).
Noun
ކުމޭރު • (kumēru) (plural ކުމޭރުތައް (kumērutak̊))
- potter (maker of ceramic vessels)
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ކުމޭރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 150.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kumbhakāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 171