ވެރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit विहार (vihāra). Cognate with Sinhalese විහාර (wihāra). Doublet of ވިހާރަ (vihāra) and ވޭރު (vēru)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʋe.ɾu/, [ʋe.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ވެ‧ރު

Noun

ވެރު • (veru)

  1. (archaic) monastery, monkery, retreat, hermitage

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ވެރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 255
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