ހެލުވެނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

ހަލަ (hala) + ވަ (va) + ނީ (nī)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /he.lu.ʋe.n̪iː/, [he.lu.we.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ހެ‧ލު‧ވެ‧ނީ

Verb

ހެލުވެނީ • (heluvenī) 

  1. to move on its own, shake on its own
  2. to tremble

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހެލުވެނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 115
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