ބުން

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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From Arabic بُنّ (bunn).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ބުން (bun̊) (plural ބުންތައް (bun̊tak̊))

  1. coffee, coffee bean
    Synonyms: ކޮފީ (kofī), ގަހުވަ (gahuva)

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބުން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 39