ބޭސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भेषज (bheṣaja). Cognate with Sinhalese බෙහෙද (beheda)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beːs̺/, [beːs̺]

Noun

ބޭސް • (bēs)

1. medicament, medicine, drug, remedy

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބޭސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 33