Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Persian لیمو

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /liᵐboː/, [liᵐboː]

Noun

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ލިނބޯ (liᵐbō) (plural ލިނބޯތައް (liᵐbōtak̊))

  1. lime

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ލިނބޯ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 157