ހާނަނީ

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Dhivehi

Etymology

Cognate to Sinhalese හානවා (hānawā, “to plough”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /haː.n̪a.n̪iː/, [haː.n̪ä.n̪iː]
Hyphenation: ހާ‧ނަ‧ނީ

Verb

ހާނަނީ • (hānanī)

to train, excercise, mold, educate, coach
to squeeze out
to rub, massage, nurse
Synonym: މޮޑެނީ (moḍenī)

References

Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހާނަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 106

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