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Dhivehi
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Verb
1.3.1
Synonyms
1.4
References
Dhivehi
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Etymology
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From
Sanskrit
*चप्पयति
(
cappayati
)
. Cognate to
Sinhalese
හපනවා
(
hapanawā
)
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/ha.fa.n̪iː/
,
[hä.fä.n̪iː]
Hyphenation:
ހަ‧ފަ‧ނީ
Verb
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ހަފަނީ
•
(
hafanī
)
to
bite
,
gnaw
,
sting
to
nibble
,
chew
,
masticate
Synonyms
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(
to bite
)
:
ދައިގަންނަނީ
(
daigan̊nanī
)
References
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Hassan Ahmed Maniku (
2000
) “
ހަފަނީ
”, in
A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language
, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka,
page
108
Categories
:
Dhivehi terms inherited from Sanskrit
Dhivehi terms derived from Sanskrit
Dhivehi terms with IPA pronunciation
Dhivehi lemmas
Dhivehi verbs