ބީދަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भेद (bheda). Cognate to Sinhalese බේද (bēda)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biː.d̪a/, [biː.d̪ä]
  • Hyphenation: ބީ‧ދަ

Noun

ބީދަ • (bīda) (plural ބީދަތައް)

  1. (archaic) school of thought, sect, party

Adjective

ބީދަ • (bīda) 

  1. (archaic) like, similar, resembling

Synonyms

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ބީދަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 32
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