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ހިނި

Dhivehi edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /hi.n̪i/, [hi.n̪i]
  • Hyphenation: ހި‧ނި

Etymology 1 edit

Cognate with Sinhalese හිනි (hini).

Noun edit

ހިނި • (hini) (plural ހިނިތައް (hinitak̊))

  1. ant
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Cognate with Sinhalese හිනා (hinā).

Noun edit

ހިނި • (hini) (plural ހިނިތައް (hinitak̊))

  1. laughter

References edit

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހިނި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 144
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