ބިސް

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Sanskrit बीज (bīja, seed). Cognate with Sinhalese බිජ්ජ (bijja)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ބިސް (bis) (plural ބިސްތައް (bistak̊))

  1. egg
  2. roe

Derived terms

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References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބިސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 35