ބާގަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Sanskrit भाग (bhāga). Cognate with Sinhalese බාග (bāga). Doublet of ބައި (bai) and ބެއި (bei).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəːɡə/, [bəːɡə]

Noun

ބާގަ • (bāga) (plural ބާގަތައް (bāgatak̊))

1. one half of one aduba
2. tribe, clan

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބާގަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 22