ވަށަނީ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʋa.ʂa.n̪iː/, [wä.ʂä.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ވަ‧ށަ‧ނީ

Etymology 1[edit]

Cognate to Sinhalese වකනවා (wakanawā)

Verb[edit]

ވަށަނީ • (vaṣanī) 

  1. to daub, smear, rub, taint, anoint

Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit वर्तते (vartate). Cognate to Sinhalese වටනවා (waṭanawā)

Verb[edit]

ވަށަނީ • (vaṣanī) 

  1. to twist, twine, twirl
  2. to ball, make spherical

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ވަށަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 251
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