ބޭބެ
Dhivehi
Etymology
From Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [beːbe]
Noun
ބޭބެ • (bēbe) (plural ބޭބެތައް (bēbetak̊))
- elder brother
- Synonym: ދޮށި (doṣi)
- someone who is elder
- elderly man
Coordinate terms
- ދައްތަ (datta)
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ބޭބެ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 33.