ޗާބީ

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Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hindi चाबी (cābī)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃaː.biː/, [t͡ʃaː.biː]
  • Hyphenation: ޗާ‧ބީ

Noun

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ޗާބީ (cābī) (plural ޗާބީތައް (cābītak̊))

  1. winder, crank, handle

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ޗާބީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 41