ބުޅާ

See also: ބުޅި

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

  • ބުޅައު (buḷau)
  • ބެޅަލް (beḷal) — Mulaku
  • ބެޅައް (beḷak̊) — Addu

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit बिडाल (biḍāla). Cognate with Sinhalese බළලා (baḷalā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bu.ɭaː/, [bu.ɭaː]
  • Hyphenation: ބު‧ޅާ

Noun

ބުޅާ • (buḷā) (plural ބުޅާތައް)

  1. cat

References

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