ބޮނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Sanskrit पिबति (pibati). Cognate with Sinhalese බොනවා (bonawā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bo.n̪iː/, [bo.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: ބޮ‧ނީ

Verb

ބޮނީ • (bonī) 

1. to drink, quaff, suck, sip, imbibe

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބޮނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 37