ބަރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भार (bhāra, “a burden, load, weight, heavy work, labour”). Cognate to Sinhalese බර (bara, “heavy, weighty, cumbersome, important”). Doublet of ބަރި (bari), ބަރަ (bara), and ބަރާ (barā)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ba.ɾu/, [bä.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ބަ‧ރު

Adjective

ބަރު • (baru) 

  1. heavy, weighty, burdensome, cumbersome

Noun

ބަރު • (baru) (plural ބަރުތައް (barutak̊))

  1. pendulum
  2. burden, load

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބަރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 29
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