ބަރި

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 ބަރަ‎ (bara), ބަރާ‎ (barā), and ބަރު‎ (baru)

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

Adjective

ބަރި • (bari)  (archaic)

  1. in possession of
  2. complete, full replete with

Noun

ބަރި • (bari) (plural ބަރިތައް‎ (baritak̊))

  1. weight attached to the fishing net or line

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