ހަލަނި

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit चालयति (cālayati). Cognate to Sinhalese සලනවා (salanawā). Doublet of ހަލަނީ (halanī)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ha.la.n̪i/, [hä.lä.n̪i]
  • Hyphenation: ހަ‧ލަ‧ނި

Noun[edit]

ހަލަނި • (halani) (plural ހަލަނިތައް (halanitak̊))

  1. sieve, strainer

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހަލަނި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 110
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