Daboya

/dəˈboʊ.ə/ noun

Definition

An alternate spelling of daboia, referring to the same highly venomous Asian viper snake.

Etymology

A variant spelling of daboia, from Hindi origins. Different transliterations from Hindi to English produced multiple accepted spellings of this snake's common name.

Kelly Says

When languages with different alphabets get translated into English, you often end up with multiple 'correct' spellings—'daboya' and 'daboia' are both used because Hindi letters can be written in different ways in English.

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