ބޭބެ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

A nursery word, possibly imitative of the lost descendant of Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /beː.be/, [beː.be]
  • Hyphenation: ބޭ‧ބެ

Noun[edit]

ބޭބެ • (bēbe) (plural ބޭބެތައް (bēbetak̊))

  1. elder brother
    Synonym: ދޮށި (doṣi)
  2. someone who is elder
  3. elderly man

Coordinate terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބޭބެ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 33
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