繼承自梵語 भेक (bheka)。與僧加羅語 බෙක (beka)同源。
ބޮއް (bo) (複數 ބޮއްތައް (bota))
Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “”, A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka