ބައި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Cognate with Sinhalese බාග (bāga), බා (bā)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəi/, [bæː]

Noun

ބައި • (bai) (plural ބައިތައް‎ (baitak̊))

  1. share
  2. part, portion
  3. allotment
  4. moiety
  5. half; fraction, division

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ބައި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 26.
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