"ބޭބެ" meaning in Dhivehi

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Noun

IPA: /beː.be/, [beː.be] Forms: bēbe [romanization], ބޭބެ ތައް [plural]
Etymology: A nursery word, possibly imitative of the lost descendant of Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ). Etymology templates: {{der|dv|sa|भ्रातृ}} Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ) Head templates: {{head|dv|noun|head=}} ބޭބެ • (bēbe), {{dv-noun}} ބޭބެ • (bēbe) (plural ބޭބެތައް (bēbetak̊))
  1. elder brother Synonyms: ދޮށި
    Sense id: en-ބޭބެ-dv-noun-lZ8Tks1L Categories (other): Dhivehi entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Male family members Disambiguation of Dhivehi entries with incorrect language header: 42 49 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 45 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 33 30 Disambiguation of Male family members: 40 27 33
  2. someone who is elder
    Sense id: en-ބޭބެ-dv-noun-2-srVHmd Categories (other): Dhivehi entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Male family members Disambiguation of Dhivehi entries with incorrect language header: 42 49 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 45 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 33 30 Disambiguation of Male family members: 40 27 33
  3. elderly man
    Sense id: en-ބޭބެ-dv-noun-FrHvWchq Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Male family members Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 45 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 33 30 Disambiguation of Male family members: 40 27 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: ދައްތަ (datta)
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  "coordinate_terms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "datta",
      "word": "ދައްތަ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dv",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "भ्रातृ"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A nursery word, possibly imitative of the lost descendant of Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bēbe",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ބޭބެ ތައް",
      "roman": "bēbetak̊",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dv",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ބޭބެ • (bēbe)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ބޭބެ • (bēbe) (plural ބޭބެތައް (bēbetak̊))",
      "name": "dv-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ބޭ‧ބެ"
  ],
  "lang": "Dhivehi",
  "lang_code": "dv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "42 49 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dhivehi entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "42 45 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 33 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 27 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "dv",
          "name": "Male family members",
          "orig": "dv:Male family members",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "elder brother"
      ],
      "id": "en-ބޭބެ-dv-noun-lZ8Tks1L",
      "links": [
        [
          "elder",
          "elder"
        ],
        [
          "brother",
          "brother"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ދޮށި"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "42 49 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dhivehi entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "42 45 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 33 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 27 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "dv",
          "name": "Male family members",
          "orig": "dv:Male family members",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "someone who is elder"
      ],
      "id": "en-ބޭބެ-dv-noun-2-srVHmd"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "42 45 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 33 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 27 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "dv",
          "name": "Male family members",
          "orig": "dv:Male family members",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "elderly man"
      ],
      "id": "en-ބޭބެ-dv-noun-FrHvWchq",
      "links": [
        [
          "elderly",
          "elderly"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/beː.be/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[beː.be]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ބޭބެ"
}
{
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    "Dhivehi entries with incorrect language header",
    "Dhivehi lemmas",
    "Dhivehi nouns",
    "Dhivehi terms derived from Sanskrit",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "dv:Male family members"
  ],
  "coordinate_terms": [
    {
      "roman": "datta",
      "word": "ދައްތަ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dv",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "भ्रातृ"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A nursery word, possibly imitative of the lost descendant of Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bēbe",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ބޭބެ ތައް",
      "roman": "bēbetak̊",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dv",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ބޭބެ • (bēbe)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ބޭބެ • (bēbe) (plural ބޭބެތައް (bēbetak̊))",
      "name": "dv-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ބޭ‧ބެ"
  ],
  "lang": "Dhivehi",
  "lang_code": "dv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "elder brother"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "elder",
          "elder"
        ],
        [
          "brother",
          "brother"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ދޮށި"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "someone who is elder"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "elderly man"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "elderly",
          "elderly"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/beː.be/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[beː.be]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ބޭބެ"
}

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