ޖަންބު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit जम्बु (jambu) or Malay jambu. Doublet of inherited ދަނބު (daᵐbu, “jambul”); compare the development of ދަނބިދޫ (daᵐbidū, “Dhanbidhoo”) from Sanskrit जम्बुद्वीप (jambudvīpa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒən̪bu/, [d͡ʒən̪bu]

Noun

ޖަންބު • (jan̊bu) (plural ޖަންބުތައް (jan̊butak̊))

1. Malay apple, pommerac (Syzygium malaccense)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ޖަންބު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 129