ބަށި

Dhivehi

Alternative forms
  • ބާންޓު (bān̊ṭu)
  • ބާށި (bāṣi)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भण्टाकी (bhaṇṭākī). Cognate with Sinhalese බටු (baṭu)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bə.ʂi/, [bə.ʂi]
  • Hyphenation: ބަ‧ށި

Noun

ބަށި • (baṣi) (plural ބަށިތައް (baṣitak̊))

  1. eggplant, aubergine, brinjal

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބަށި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 30
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