ބޯދަނަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भोजन (bhojana). Cognate to Sinhalese බොදුන (boduna)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /boː.d̪a.n̪a/, [boː.d̪ä.n̪ä]
  • Hyphenation: ބޯ‧ދަ‧ނަ

Noun

ބޯދަނަ • (bōdana) (plural ބޯދަނަތައް (bōdanatak̊))

  1. (archaic) food, aliment, foodstuff, meal
    Synonyms: ކާނާ (kānā), ޒިރާއާ (zirāā), ކޭން (kēn̊), ކާޑު (kāḍu)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބޯދަނަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 36
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