ބާގަ
Dhivehi
Etymology
From Sanskrit भाग (bhāga). Cognate with Sinhalese බාග (bāga). Doublet of ބައި (bai) and ބެއި (bei)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəːɡə/, [bəːɡə]
Noun
ބާގަ • (bāga) (plural ބާގަތައް (bāgatak̊))
- one half of one aduba
- tribe, clan
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ބާގަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 22.