Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Urdu بی بی (bī-bī, lady), ultimately from Classical Persian بی‌بی (bī-bī).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bi.biː/, [bi.biː]
  • Hyphenation: ބި‧ބީ

Noun

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ބިބީ (bibī) (plural ބިބީތައް (bibītak̊))

  1. (card games) queen
  2. a butterflyfish