އިރަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Sanskrit *चीरयति (cīrayati). Cognate to Sinhalese ඉරනවා (iranawā)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /i.ɾa.n̪iː/, [i.ɾä.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: އި‧ރަ‧ނީ

Verb

އިރަނީ • (iranī) 

  1. to tear, split, rend, crack, sunder, rip, cleave, rive

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އިރަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 126
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