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ބޮނީ

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit पिबति (pibati). Cognate with Sinhalese බොනවා (bonawā).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bo.n̪iː/, [bo.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ބޮ‧ނީ

Verb

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ބޮނީ • (bonī) 

  1. to drink, quaff, suck, sip, imbibe

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބޮނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 37
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