ކުމޭރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀪𑀆𑀭 (kuṃbhaāra), from Sanskrit कुम्भकार (kumbhakāra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kumeːɾu/

Noun

ކުމޭރު • (kumēru) (plural ކުމޭރުތައް)

  1. potter (maker of ceramic vessels)

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ކުމޭރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 150
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kumbhakāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 171
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