ދަތްކާރުވަނީ

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Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ދަތް (dat̊) + ކާރުވަނީ (kāruvanī). Compare Sinhalese දත්කූරුකනවා (datkūrukanawā, to grind or gnash the teeth)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d̪at̪.kaː.ɾu.ʋa.n̪iː/, [d̪æʔ.kaː.ɾu.wä.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ދަތް‧ކާ‧ރު‧ވަ‧ނީ

Verb

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ދަތްކާރުވަނީ (dat̊kāruvanī) 

  1. to grind the teeth, to gnash the teeth

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދަތްކާރުވަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 46