ފީނަނީ

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Dhivehi

Etymology

Cognate to Sinhalese පීනනවා (pīnanawā)

Pronunciation

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

Verb

ފީނަނީ • (fīnanī)

to swim underwater, to go underwater, dive, submerse
(India) to swim on water, float on water

References

Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފީނަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 80

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