ބަބުރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भ्रमरक (bhramaraka). Cognate to Sinhalese බබුරු (baburu)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ba.bu.ɾu/, [bä.bu.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ބަ‧ބު‧ރު

Noun

ބަބުރު • (baburu) (plural ބަބުރުތައް (baburutak̊))

  1. a black person

Adjective

ބަބުރު • (baburu) 

  1. Black, African

Derived terms

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބަބުރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 24
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