Dhivehi

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit भूमि (bhū́mi).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ބިން (bin̊) (plural ބިންތައް (bin̊tak̊))

  1. earth, soil
  2. land

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References

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