ބާޒު

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Persian باز (bâz, hawk, falcon)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəː.z̺u/, [bəː.z̺u]
  • Hyphenation: ބާ‧ޒު

Noun

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ބާޒު (bāzu)

  1. eagle, vulture, buzzard
    Synonym: ރިޔަން (riyan̊)

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބާޒު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 23