މިލެނީ

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit मिलति (milati, an association, assembly, company, society). Cognate to Hindi मिलना (milnā)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mi.le.n̪iː/, [mi.le.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: މި‧ލެ‧ނީ

Verb

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މިލެނީ (milenī) 

  1. to meet, assemble, rally, socialise, blend, mix with, get together, mingle
    Synonyms: މޮޑެނީ (moḍenī), އެކުވަނީ (ekuvanī)

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މިލެނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 174