ކުރުނބާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Cognate with Sinhalese කුරුම්බා (kurumbā)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kuɾuᵐbəː]

Noun

ކުރުނބާ • (kuruᵐbā) (plural ކުރުނބާތައް‎ (kuruᵐbātak̊))

  1. a young coconut

Synonyms
  • ގަބުޅި‎ (gabuḷi)
  • ގޮބޮޅި‎ (goboḷi)
  • ކަހަ‎ (kaha)

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