ގަންނަނީ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀇 (gaṇhaï), from Sanskrit गृह्णाति (gṛhṇāti). Cognate with Sinhalese ගන්නවා (gannawā).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡən̪.n̪ə.n̪iː/, [ɡən̪.n̪ə.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ގަން‧ނަ‧ނީ

Verb[edit]

ގަންނަނީ • (gan̊nanī) 

  1. to buy, purchase
  2. (of a fish) to be caught on hook, be hook
  3. (of a fruit) to bear
  4. to take, carry, force to do

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގަންނަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 97
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