ބޮއް

Dhivehi
ބޮއް

Alternative forms
  • ބޯކު‎ (bōku) – Huvadhu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भेक (bheka). Cognate to Sinhalese බෙක (beka)

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

Noun

ބޮއް • (bok̊) (plural ބޮއްތައް‎ (bottak̊))

  1. toad, frog

References

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

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