ބަށި

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ބާންޓު (bān̊ṭu)
• ބާށި (bāṣi)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भण्टाकी (bhaṇṭākī). Cognate with Sinhalese බටු (baṭu)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə.ʂi/, [bə.ʂi]
• Hyphenation: ބަ‧ށި

Noun

ބަށި • (baṣi) (plural ބަށިތައް (baṣitak̊))

1. eggplant, aubergine, brinjal

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބަށި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 30