ކިރަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit किरति (kirati). Cognate to Sinhalese කිරනවා (kiranawā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki.ɾa.n̪iː/, [ki.ɾä.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: ކި‧ރަ‧ނީ

Verb

ކިރަނީ • (kiranī) 

1. to weigh, balance
2. to teeter, seesaw

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކިރަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 145