ވަށަނީ

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Cognate to Sinhalese වකනවා (wakanawā)

Verb

ވަށަނީ • (vaṣanī) 

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

Etymology 2

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

Verb

ވަށަނީ • (vaṣanī) 

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

References

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