ފާރު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

ޕައުރަ (paura)
ފައުރު (fauru)
ފަހުރު (fahuru) – Minicoy
ފައެރެ (faere) – Kolhumadulu
ފާރާ (fārā) – Huvadhu
ފައުރޮ (fauro) – Huvadhu
ފައުރާ (faurā) – Addu
ފަވަރަ (favara) – Addu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit प्राकार (prākāra). Cognate to Sinhalese පවුර (pawura)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /faː.ɾu/, [faː.ɾu]
Hyphenation: ފާ‧ރު

Noun

ފާރު • (fāru) (plural ފާރުތައް (fārutak̊))

wound, laceration, injury, lesion, ulceration
wall, rampant

References

Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފާރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 68

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