ބަނބުޅަބޮސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch pompelmoes. Cognate to Sinhalese බංබලෝසි (baṁbalōsi)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.ᵐbu.ɭa.bos̪/, [bä.ᵐbu.ɭä.bos̪]
  • Hyphenation: ބަ‧ނބު‧ޅަ‧ބޮސް

Noun

ބަނބުޅަބޮސް • (baᵐbuḷabos) (plural ބަނބުޅަބޮސްތައް)

  1. shaddock, pomelo, pompelmous

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބަނބުޅަބޮސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 23
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