ބޮއް

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /boʔ/, [boʔ]

Noun

ބޮއް • (bok̊) (plural ބޮއްތައް)

  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 37

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