ލިނބޯ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ލުނބޯ (luᵐbō)

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit निम्बू (nimbū) possibly via Gujarati લિંબુ (limbu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liᵐboː/, [liᵐboː]

Noun

ލިނބޯ • (liᵐbō) (plural ލިނބޯތައް (liᵐbōtak̊))

1. lime

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ލިނބޯ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 157