މޮޑެނީ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms
  • (Mulaku) މޭޑެނީ (mēḍenī)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मर्दति (mardati, “to press, squeeze; to rub into; to stroke”). Cognate to Sinhalese මඩිනවා (maḍinawā)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mo.ɖe.n̪iː/, [mo.ɖe.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: މޮ‧ޑެ‧ނީ

Verb

މޮޑެނީ • (moḍenī) 

  1. to mix together, jumble together
    Synonyms: އެކުވަނީ (ekuvanī), މިލެނީ (milenī), އެއްވަނީ (evvanī)
  2. to knead
  3. to massage
    Synonym: ހާނަނީ (hānanī)
  4. to work
    Synonym: ކުރަނީ (kuranī)
  5. to crush

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މޮޑެނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 177
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “márdati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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