ތެޅެނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ताडयति (tāḍayati). Cognate to Sinhalese තළනවා (taḷanawā). Doublet of ތަޅަނީ (taḷanī)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t̪e.ɭe.n̪iː/, [t̪e.ɭe.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ތެ‧ޅެ‧ނީ

Verb

ތެޅެނީ • (teḷenī)  (intransitive)

  1. to shake, waggle, dangle, quake, tremble, quiver, shudder
  2. to break (something brittle)
  3. to beat, flog

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތެޅެނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 235
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