ހަލަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चालयति (cālayati). Cognate to Sinhalese සලනවා (salanawā). Doublet of ހަލަނި (halani)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ha.la.n̪iː/, [hä.lä.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ހަ‧ލަ‧ނީ

Verb

ހަލަނީ • (halanī) 

  1. to shake, wiggle, wag
  2. to agitate
  3. to quake
  4. to sieve, sift
  5. to meddle, fidget, fiddle, fuss

Derived terms

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހަލަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 110
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