ބުދު

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit बुद्ध (buddha). Cognate with Sinhalese බුදු (budu).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ބުދު • (budu) (plural ބުދުތައް (budutak̊))

  1. statue
  2. image
  3. doll
  4. bust
  5. figure
  6. mannequin

Proper noun[edit]

ބުދު • (budu)

  1. the Buddha

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބުދު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 38
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