ބޯކު

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Dutch boog. Cognate to Sinhalese බෝක්කුව (bōkkuwa)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /boː.ku/, [boː.ku]
  • Hyphenation: ބޯ‧ކު

Noun

ބޯކު • (bōku) (plural ބޯކުތައް (bōkutak̊))

  1. arch, span

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