ބޮއް

Dhivehi

ބޮއް

Alternative forms

• ބޯކު (bōku) – Huvadhu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भेक (bheka). Cognate to Sinhalese බෙක (beka)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boʔ/, [boʔ]

Noun

ބޮއް • (bok̊) (plural ބޮއްތައް (bottak̊))

1. toad, frog

References

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