ދެކެނީ

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Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दर्श (darśa). Cognate with Sinhalese දකිනවා (dakinawā)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d̪e.ke.n̪iː/, [d̪e.ke.n̪iː]
Hyphenation: ދެ‧ކެ‧ނީ

Verb

ދެކެނީ • (dekenī)

to see, detect, view, behold, visualise
Synonym: ފެންނަނީ (fen̊nanī)
to comprehend, discern, think

References

Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދެކެނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 53

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