މިތުރު
Dhivehi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit मित्र (mitra, “friend, companion, associate”). Cognate to Sinhalese මිතුරු (mituru, “friend, ally, companion”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi.t̪u.ɾu/, [mi.t̪u.ɾu]
- Hyphenation: މި‧ތު‧ރު
Noun
މިތުރު • (mituru) (plural މިތުރިން)
- friend, ally, buddy, associate, chum
- Synonym: ރަޙުމަތްތެރިޔާ (raḥumat̊teriyā)
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “މިތުރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 176.