Dhivehi[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ދަބެ (dabe) — Huvadhu
- ދަބަ (daba) — Addu
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Hindi दब्बू (dabbū), from Sanskrit दर्वि (darvi)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /d̪a.bu/, [d̪a.bu]
- Hyphenation: ދަ‧ބު
ދަބު • (dabu) (plural ދަބުތައް (dabutak̊))
- a curved stick, bent stick
- a hockey stick
- a spoon
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދަބު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 44
