ރުއް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वृक्ष (vṛkṣa). Cognate with Sinhalese රුක (ruka)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɾuʂ/, [ɾuh]

Noun

ރުއް • (ruk̊) (plural ރުއްތައް (ruttak̊))

  1. palm tree

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރުއް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 211
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