Dhivehi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Sanskrit पिबति (pibati). Cognate with Sinhalese බොනවා (bonawā).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /bo.n̪iː/, [bo.n̪iː]
- Hyphenation: ބޮ‧ނީ
ބޮނީ • (bonī)
- to drink, quaff, suck, sip, imbibe
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބޮނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 37
