ބުއްދި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit बुद्धि (buddhi). Cognate to Sinhalese බුද්ධි (buddhi)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /buʔ.d̪i/, [bud̪.d̪i]
  • Hyphenation: ބުއް‧ދި

Noun

ބުއްދި • (buddi) (plural ބުއްދިތައް (budditak̊))

  1. wisdom, ken, insight
    Synonyms: ފުރުދު (furudu), މަންތިރި (man̊tiri)
  2. mentality, notion, intellect
    Synonyms: ބޯ (bō), ހޭ (hē), މަނަ (mana)
  3. brainpower, understanding
    Synonyms: ފަހުމު (fahumu), މޭދާ (mēdā), ސާސްތުރަ (sāstura)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބުއްދި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 38
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