ބާޒު

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Persian باز (bâz, “hawk, falcon”)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bəː.z̺u/, [bəː.z̺u]
  • Hyphenation: ބާ‧ޒު

Noun[edit]

ބާޒު • (bāzu)

  1. eagle, vulture, buzzard
    Synonym: ރިޔަން (riyan̊)

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބާޒު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 23
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