ގިނި

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Sanskrit अग्निकण (agnikaṇa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡin̪i]

Noun

ގިނި • (gini) (plural ގިނިތައް (ginitak̊))

  1. spark, scintilla, flash
  2. (archaic) fire, flame, blaze, burning
    Synonym: އަލިފާން (alifān̊)

Derived terms

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގިނި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 100
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