ބޯދަނަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भोजन (bhojana). Cognate to Sinhalese බොදුන (boduna)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boː.d̪a.n̪a/, [boː.d̪ä.n̪ä]
• Hyphenation: ބޯ‧ދަ‧ނަ

Noun

ބޯދަނަ • (bōdana) (plural ބޯދަނަތައް (bōdanatak̊))

1. (archaic) food, aliment, foodstuff, meal

   Synonyms: ކާނާ (kānā), ޒިރާއާ (zirāā), ކޭން (kēn̊), ކާޑު (kāḍu)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބޯދަނަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 36