ބުމަ

ބުމަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Sanskrit भ्रू (bhrū). Cognate to Sinhalese බැම (bæma)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.ma/, [bu.ma]
• Hyphenation: ބު‧މަ

Noun

ބުމަ • (buma) (plural ބުމަތައް‎ (bumatak̊))

1. eyebrow

References

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