ތެޅެނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ताडयति (tāḍayati). Cognate to Sinhalese තළනවා (taḷanawā). Doublet of ތަޅަނީ (taḷanī)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪e.ɭe.n̪iː/, [t̪e.ɭe.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: ތެ‧ޅެ‧ނީ

Verb

ތެޅެނީ • (teḷenī)  (intransitive)

1. to shake, waggle, dangle, quake, tremble, quiver, shudder
2. to break (something brittle)
3. to beat, flog

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތެޅެނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 235