މިރުސް

މިރުސް

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• މިރިސް‎ (miris) – Fuvahmulah, Addu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मिरिच (mirica). Cognate with Sinhalese මිරිස් (miris).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miɾus̺/, [miɾus̺]

Noun

މިރުސް • (mirus)

1. pepper, chili, capsicum

Derived terms

• އަސޭމިރުސް‎ (asēmirus, “black pepper”)
• ހިކިމިރުސް‎ (hikimirus, “dried chili”)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “މިރުސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 175.