继承自梵语 भेक (bheka)。与僧加罗语 බෙක (beka)同源。
ބޮއް (bo) (复数 ބޮއްތައް (bota))
Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “”, A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka