ބޭސް

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit भेषज (bheṣaja). Cognate with Sinhalese බෙහෙද (beheda)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /beːs̺/, [beːs̺]

Noun[edit]

ބޭސް (bēs)

  1. medicament, medicine, drug, remedy

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބޭސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 33