ހާނަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Cognate to Sinhalese හානවා (hānawā, “to plough”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /haː.n̪a.n̪iː/, [haː.n̪ä.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ހާ‧ނަ‧ނީ

Verb

ހާނަނީ • (hānanī) 

  1. to train, excercise, mold, educate, coach
  2. to squeeze out
  3. to rub, massage, nurse
    Synonym: މޮޑެނީ (moḍenī)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހާނަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 106
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