ކުރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Probably inherited from Sanskrit *खरुव (*kharuva), variant of खर्व (kharva). Alternatively, borrowed from Dravidian, ultimately from Proto-South Dravidian *kuṯ-V (“short”); compare Tamil குறு (kuṟu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kuɾu]

Adjective

ކުރު • (kuru) 

  1. short (of length or height)
  2. concise, brief, terse

Noun

ކުރު • (kuru) (plural ކުރުތައް)

  1. dwarf, midget, manikin, homunculus

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ކުރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 152
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