ބާޒު

ބާޒު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian باز‎ (bâz, “hawk, falcon”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəː.z̺u/, [bəː.z̺u]
• Hyphenation: ބާ‧ޒު

Noun

ބާޒު • (bāzu)

1. eagle, vulture, buzzard

   Synonym: ރިޔަން‎ (riyan̊)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ބާޒު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 23.