ބުން

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Arabic بُنّ (bunn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bun̪]

Noun

ބުން • (bun̊) (plural ބުންތައް (bun̊tak̊))

1. coffee, coffee bean

   Synonyms: ކޮފީ (kofī), ގަހުވަ (gahuva)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބުން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 39