ބޮޑުފިޔާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

From ބޮޑު (boḍu, “big”) +‎ ފިޔާ (fiyā, “onion”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boɖufijəː/, [boɖufijəː]

Noun

ބޮޑުފިޔާ • (boḍufiyā)

1. onion

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބޮޑުފިޔާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 36