Dhivehi edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic بُنّ (bunn).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ބުން (bun̊) (plural ބުންތައް (bun̊tak̊))

  1. coffee, coffee bean
    Synonyms: ކޮފީ (kofī), ގަހުވަ (gahuva)

References edit

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