ބުވަނަ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit भुवन (bhúvana). Cognate to Sinhalese භුවන (bhuwana)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bu.ʋə.n̪ə/, [bu.wə.n̪ə]
  • Hyphenation: ބު‧ވަ‧ނަ

Noun[edit]

ބުވަނަ • (buvana) (archaic)

  1. world
    Synonyms: ދުނިޔެ (duniye), ދިޔަ (diya)
  2. earth

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބުވަނަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 40
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