އަނބުރަނީ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate to Sinhalese ඇඹරනවා (æᵐbaranawā)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ə.ᵐbu.ɾə.n̪iː/, [ə.ᵐbu.ɾə.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: އަ‧ނބު‧ރަ‧ނީ

Verb[edit]

އަނބުރަނީ (aᵐburanī) 

  1. to twist, twine, twirl, turn, rotate, whirl, coil, wind, deviate, maneuver
  2. to feel giddy, dizzy

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަނބުރަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 6