Dhivehi edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit भूमि (bhū́mi).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ބިން (bin̊) (plural ބިންތައް (bin̊tak̊))

  1. earth, soil
  2. land

Synonyms edit

References edit

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބިން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 34