ބަސް

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Dhivehi[edit]

Dhivehi Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit भाषा (bhā́ṣā). Compare Konkani भास (bhās).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ބަސް (bas) (plural ބަސްތައް (bastak̊))

  1. language
  2. word

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބަސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhāṣā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press