ބޮނީ
Dhivehi
Etymology
From Sanskrit पिबति (pibati). Cognate with Sinhalese බොනවා (bonawā)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bon̪iː/, [bon̪iː]
Verb
ބޮނީ • (bonī)
- to drink, quaff, suck, sip, imbibe
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ބޮނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 37.