ފަނި
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Dhivehi[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit प्रणक (praṇaka, “a living being, animal, worm”). Cognate to Sinhalese පණුවා (paṇuwā, “worm, maggot”)
Noun[edit]
ފަނި • (fani) (plural ފަނިތައް (fanitak̊))
Alternative forms[edit]
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފަނި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 74
Etymology 2[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit फाणित (phāṇita, “the inspissated juice of the sugar cane and other plants”). Cognate to Sinhalese පැණි (pæṇi, “sweet juice, syrup, honey, molasses”)
Noun[edit]
ފަނި • (fani) (plural ފަނިތައް (fanitak̊))