ބީދަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भेद (bheda). Cognate to Sinhalese බේද (bēda)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biː.d̪a/, [biː.d̪ä]
• Hyphenation: ބީ‧ދަ

Noun

ބީދަ • (bīda) (plural ބީދަތައް (bīdatak̊))

1. (archaic) school of thought, sect, party

Adjective

ބީދަ • (bīda) 

1. (archaic) like, similar, resembling

Synonyms

• ސަރި (sari)
• މީބަ (mība)
• ހެން (hen̊)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބީދަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 32