ބޮއެ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ބޮޔާ (boyā)
• ބޮޔެގަ (boyega)

Etymology

Borrowed from English buoy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bo.e/, [bo.e]
• Hyphenation: ބޮ‧އެ

Noun

ބޮއެ • (boe) (plural ބޮއެތައް (boetak̊))

1. (nautical) a buoy

References

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