ދަބު

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Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hindi दब्बू (dabbū), from Sanskrit दर्वि (darvi)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d̪a.bu/, [d̪a.bu]
  • Hyphenation: ދަ‧ބު

Noun

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ދަބު (dabu) (plural ދަބުތައް (dabutak̊))

  1. a curved stick, bent stick
  2. a hockey stick
  3. a spoon

Synonyms

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References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދަބު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 44