Dhivehi and English/Lexical selection
From LING073
Div -> Eng
ބޮކި
1. "bubble"
- usually comes before ރަބަރު (rabaru - "rubber") or after ސައިބޯނި (saiboani - soap)
2. "lightbulb"
- usually comes after ލެދް (led - "LED") or before ދަނޑި (dandhi - "pole")
- Example Sentence: 263 ބޮކި ދަނޑި އަދިވެސް ނުޖަހައި އެބައޮތް!
- Translation: There are still 263 light bulb poles not lighted!
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263 ^ބޮކި/ބޮކި<n><nhum><sg><def><dir>$ ^ދަނޑި/ދަނޑި<n><nhum><sg><def><dir>$ ^އަދިވެސް/އަދިވެސް<adv>$ ^ނުޖަހައި/ނު<neg>+ޖަހައި<v><tv><act><past><p3>$ ^އެބައޮތް/އެބަ<cont>+އޮތް<v><iv><act><past><p3>$^!/!<sent>$