ބުވަނަ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ބަވަނަ (bavana)
• ބޮވަނަ (bovana)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भुवन (bhúvana). Cognate to Sinhalese භුවන (bhuwana)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.ʋə.n̪ə/, [bu.wə.n̪ə]
• Hyphenation: ބު‧ވަ‧ނަ

Noun

ބުވަނަ • (buvana) (archaic)

1. world

   Synonyms: ދުނިޔެ (duniye), ދިޔަ (diya)

2. earth

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބުވަނަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 40