Dhivehi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Persian بَد. Cognate to Urdu بَد (bad)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /bə.d̪u/, [bə.d̪u]
- Hyphenation: ބަ‧ދު
Adjective[edit]
ބަދު • (badu)
- bad, wicked, evil, malicious, vicious, vile
- Synonyms: ގޯސް (gōs), އަސްބަ (asba), ވެޑެ (veḍe)
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބަދު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 25
