ބާޒު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian باز (bâz, “hawk, falcon”)

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

Noun

ބާޒު • (bāzu)

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

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބާޒު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 23
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.