ބައްދަނީ

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəʔ.d̪ə.n̪iː/, [bəd̪.d̪ə.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: ބައް‧ދަ‧ނީ

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit बध्नाति (badhnāti, “to bind, tie; catch”). Cognate to Sinhalese බඳිනවා (baⁿdinawā, “to bind, tie”)

Verb

ބައްދަނީ • (baddanī) 

1. To block, close, seal, obstruct, bar, deter, impede

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit बध्नाति (badhnāti, “to bind, tie; catch”). Cognate to Sinhalese බදනවා (badanawā, “to seize, wrestle”)

Verb

ބައްދަނީ • (baddanī) 

1. To seize, catch, wrestle, grapple, grasp
2. To obstruct, plug, seal, blockade, barricade, close, block, seal

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބައްދަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 25