ބަމަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit व्याम (vyāma). Cognate to Sinhalese බඹ (baᵐba)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə.mə/, [bə.mə]
• Hyphenation: ބަ‧މަ

Noun

ބަމަ • (bama)

1. fathom

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބަމަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 27