Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Persian بَد. Cognate to Urdu بَد (bad)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bə.d̪u/, [bə.d̪u]
  • Hyphenation: ބަ‧ދު

Adjective

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ބަދު (badu) 

  1. bad, wicked, evil, malicious, vicious, vile
    Synonyms: ގޯސް (gōs), އަސްބަ (asba), ވެޑެ (veḍe)

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބަދު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 25