Dhivehi [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit बुद्धि ( buddhi ) . Cognate to Sinhalese බුද්ධි ( buddhi )
Pronunciation [ edit ] IPA (key ) : /buʔ.d̪i/ , [bud̪.d̪i] Hyphenation: ބުއް‧ދި ބުއްދި • (buddi )plural ބުއްދިތައް ( budditak̊ ) )
wisdom , ken , insight
Synonyms: ފުރުދު ( furudu ) , މަންތިރި ( man̊tiri ) mentality , notion , intellect
Synonyms: ބޯ ( bō ) , ހޭ ( hē ) , މަނަ ( mana ) brainpower , understanding
Synonyms: ފަހުމު ( fahumu ) , މޭދާ ( mēdā ) , ސާސްތުރަ ( sāstura ) References [ edit ] Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000 ) “ބުއްދި A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language , Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 38