ބޯ

Dhivehi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /boː/, [boː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit बोधि (bodhi). Cognate to Sinhalese බෝ (bō)

Noun

ބޯ • (bō) (plural ބޯތައް (bōtak̊))

  1. head
  2. mind, intellect
    Synonyms: ބުއްދި (buddi), ހޭ (hē), މަނަ (mana)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit बहु (bahu). Cognate to Sinhalese බොහෝ (bohō)

Adjective

ބޯ • (bō) 

  1. thick, fleshy, dense, numerous, many, heavy

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބޯ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 36
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