ބިރިކި

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biɾiki/, [biɾiki]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English bridge.

Noun

ބިރިކި • (biriki) (plural ބިރިކިތައް (birikitak̊))

1. bridge (of a ship)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބިރިކި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 35

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English brig.

Noun

ބިރިކި • (biriki) (plural ބިރިކިތައް (birikitak̊))

1. brig, brigantine

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބިރިކި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 35