ރިހެނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit रुजति (rujati). Cognate to Sinhalese රිදෙනවා (ridenawā)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɾi.he.n̪iː/, [ɾi.he.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ރި‧ހެ‧ނީ

Verb

ރިހެނީ • (rihenī) 

  1. to be painful, be in pain, ache
  2. to be in labour, be in travail

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރިހެނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 209
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