ބަބުޅަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Cognate to Sinhalese බබලනවා (babalanawā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.bu.ɭa.n̪iː/, [bä.bu.ɭä.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: ބަ‧ބު‧ޅަ‧ނީ

Verb

ބަބުޅަނީ • (babuḷanī) 

1. to shine, twinkle, glitter, be resplendent

   Synonym: ދިއްލެނީ (dillenī)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބަބުޅަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 24