އުއްސަނީ

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit उच्छ्रीयते (ucchrīyate). Cognate to Sinhalese ඔසවනවා (osawanawā)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /uʔ.s̺a.n̪iː/, [us̺.s̺ä.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: އުއް‧ސަ‧ނީ

Verb

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އުއްސަނީ (ussanī) 

  1. to steam flour, heat flour with steam
  2. (of bread) to rise

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އުއްސަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 244