ފޭރު
See also: ފުރާ
Dhivehi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /feːru/, [feːɾu]
Etymology 1
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑁂𑀰𑀓𑀸𑀭 (*peśakāra) (compare Sanskrit पेशस्कारी (peśaskārī́, “female embroiderer”), Pali pesakāra). Cognate with Sinhalese පෙහෙරා (peherā).
Noun
ފޭރު • (fēru) (plural ފޭރުތައް (fērutak̊))
- weaver
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Portuguese pera (“pear”).
Noun
ފޭރު • (fēru) (plural ފޭރުތައް (fērutak̊))
- guava
Alternative forms
- ފޭރެ (fēre) (Addu Atoll)
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ފޭރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 81.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*pēśakāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 475