އެކުވަނީ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms
  • އެއްވަނީ (evvanī)

Etymology

From އެކު (eku) + ވަނީ (vanī). Cognate to Sinhalese එක්වෙනවා (ekwenawā, “to become united”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /e.ku.ʋa.n̪iː/, [e.ku.wä.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: އެ‧ކު‧ވަ‧ނީ

Verb

އެކުވަނީ • (ekuvanī) 

  1. to unite, combine, join, gather, rally
    Synonym: ގުޅަނީ (guḷanī)
  2. to mix, merge, mingle
    Synonyms: މޮޑެނީ (moḍenī), މިލެނީ (milenī)
  3. to associate, league, federate, collect
    Synonyms: ނަގަނީ (naganī), ރާހިވަނީ (rāhivanī)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އެކުވަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 66
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