Dhivehi[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /d̪ə.n̪iː/, [d̪ə.n̪iː]
- Hyphenation: ދަ‧ނީ
Etymology 1[edit]
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀇 (jāi), from Sanskrit याति (yāti).
ދަނީ • (danī)
- to go, proceed, walk, leave, journey
- to progress
Etymology 2[edit]
Interjection[edit]
ދަނީ • (danī)
- (informal) goodbye
- Synonym: ވަކިވެލަން (vakivelan̊)
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 48