ބޮލި

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ބޯލު (bōlu) – Huvadhoo

Etymology

Cognate with Sinhalese බෙලි (beli)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ބޮލި • (boli)

1. cowrie shell

References

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