ބެއި
Dhivehi
Etymology
From Sanskrit भाग (bhāga). Cognate with Sinhalese බා (bā). Doublet of ބާގަ (bāga) and ބައި (bai)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bei/, [bei]
Noun
ބެއި • (bei) (plural ބެއިތައް (beitak̊)) (archaic)
- share, portion, allotment, quota
- fraction, division
References
Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ބެއި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 32.