ބޭސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /beːs̺/, [beːs̺]

Noun

ބޭސް • (bēs)

  1. medicament, medicine, drug, remedy

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