ސާއިރަ
Dhivehi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit सुशिर (suśira). Cognate with Sinhalese සුස්හිර (sushira).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s̺əːiɾə/, [s̺əːiɾə]
Noun
ސާއިރަ • (sāira)
- (archaic) flute
- Synonym: އޮނު (onu)
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ސާއިރަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 212.