ދަބު

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ދަބެ (dabe) — Huvadhu
• ދަބަ (daba) — Addu

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi दब्बू (dabbū), from Sanskrit दर्वि (darvi)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪a.bu/, [d̪a.bu]
• Hyphenation: ދަ‧ބު

Noun

ދަބު • (dabu) (plural ދަބުތައް (dabutak̊))

1. a curved stick, bent stick
2. a hockey stick
3. a spoon

Synonyms

• (spoon): ސަމުސާ (samusā)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދަބު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 44