ބުއްދި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit बुद्धि (buddhi). Cognate to Sinhalese බුද්ධි (buddhi)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buʔ.d̪i/, [bud̪.d̪i]
• Hyphenation: ބުއް‧ދި

Noun

ބުއްދި • (buddi) (plural ބުއްދިތައް (budditak̊))

1. wisdom, ken, insight

   Synonyms: ފުރުދު (furudu), މަންތިރި (man̊tiri)

2. mentality, notion, intellect

   Synonyms: ބޯ (bō), ހޭ (hē), މަނަ (mana)

3. brainpower, understanding

   Synonyms: ފަހުމު (fahumu), މޭދާ (mēdā), ސާސްތުރަ (sāstura)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބުއްދި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 38