ބުމަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Sanskrit भ्रू (bhrū). Cognate to Sinhalese බැම (bæma)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bu.ma/, [bu.ma]
  • Hyphenation: ބު‧މަ

Noun

ބުމަ • (buma) (plural ބުމަތައް (bumatak̊))

  1. eyebrow

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