މިރުސް

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Dhivehi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मरीच (marīca). Cognate with Sinhalese මිරිස් (miris).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mi.ɾus̺/,
  • Hyphenation: މި‧ރުސް

Noun

މިރުސް (mirus) (plural މިރުސްތައް (mirustak̊))

  1. pepper, chili, capsicum

Derived terms

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މިރުސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 175