Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Cognate to Sinhalese බබලනවා (babalanawā)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ba.bu.ɭa.n̪iː/, [bä.bu.ɭä.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ބަ‧ބު‧ޅަ‧ނީ

Verb

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ބަބުޅަނީ (babuḷanī) 

  1. to shine, twinkle, glitter, be resplendent
    Synonym: ދިއްލެނީ (dillenī)

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބަބުޅަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 24