އެދުރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit आचार्य (ācārya). Cognate to Sinhalese ඇදුරු (æduru)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.d̪u.ɾu/, [e.d̪u.ɾu]
Hyphenation: އެ‧ދު‧ރު

Noun

އެދުރު • (eduru) (plural އެދުރުތައް‎ (edurutak̊))

master, teacher, instructor, doctor

Synonyms

ޓީޗަރު‎ (ṭīcaru)
މުޢައްލިމް‎ (muʿallim̊)
މުދައްރިސު‎ (mudarrisu)

References

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

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