ކާފޫރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit कर्पूर (karpūra). Cognate with Sinhalese කපුරු (kapuru)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kəːfuːɾu]

Noun

ކާފޫރު • (kāfūru) (plural ކާފޫރުތައް (kāfūrutak̊))

  1. camphor

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކާފޫރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 131
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