ބުދު
Dhivehi
Etymology
From Sanskrit बुद्ध (buddha). Cognate with Sinhalese බුදු (budu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bud̪u]
Noun
ބުދު • (budu) (plural ބުދުތައް (budutak̊))
- statue
- image
- doll
- bust
- figure
- mannequin
Proper noun
ބުދު • (budu)
- the Buddha
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ބުދު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 38.