ބަމަ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit व्याम (vyāma). Cognate to Sinhalese බඹ (baᵐba)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bə.mə/, [bə.mə]
  • Hyphenation: ބަ‧މަ

Noun[edit]

ބަމަ (bama)

  1. fathom

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބަމަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 27