އަހަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शृणोति (śṛṇoti). Cognate to Sinhalese අහනවා (ahanawā)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.ha.n̪iː/, [ä.hä.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: އަ‧ހަ‧ނީ

Verb

އަހަނީ • (ahanī) 

  1. to question, seek, enquire
  2. to hear, listen
  3. to overhear, eavesdrop, hearken

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަހަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 9
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