Dhivehi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit भेषज (bheṣaja). Cognate with Sinhalese බෙහෙද (beheda)
Pronunciation[edit]
ބޭސް • (bēs)
- 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