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ބުޅާ

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See also: ބުޅި

Dhivehi

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Dhivehi Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Sanskrit बिडाल (biḍāla). Cognate with Sinhalese බළලා (baḷalā).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bu.ɭaː/, [bu.ɭaː]
  • Hyphenation: ބު‧ޅާ

Noun

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ބުޅާ • (buḷā) (plural ބުޅާތައް (buḷātak̊))

  1. cat

References

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