ރޮނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit रोद (roda). Cognate to Sinhalese රොදන (rodana, “weeping, crying”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾo.n̪iː/, [ɾo.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: ރޮ‧ނީ

Verb

ރޮނީ • (ronī) 

1. to cry, weep, wail, ululate, sob, moan

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރޮނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 210