ބަނބުޅަބޮސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch pompelmoes. Cognate to Sinhalese බංබලෝසි (baṁbalōsi)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ᵐbu.ɭa.bos̪/, [bä.ᵐbu.ɭä.bos̪]
• Hyphenation: ބަ‧ނބު‧ޅަ‧ބޮސް

Noun

ބަނބުޅަބޮސް • (baᵐbuḷabos) (plural ބަނބުޅަބޮސްތައް (baᵐbuḷabostak̊))

1. shaddock, pomelo, pompelmous

References

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