ކިނބޫ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कुम्बीर (kumbīra). Cognate to Sinhalese කිඹුල් (kiᵐbul)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ki.ᵐbuː/, [ki.ᵐbuː]
  • Hyphenation: ކި‧ނބޫ

Noun

ކިނބޫ • (kiᵐbū) (plural ކިނބޫތައް (kiᵐbūtak̊))

  1. crocodile, gavial, alligator

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކިނބޫ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 144
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