ހިނި

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Cognate with Sinhalese හිනි (hini).

Noun

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

1. ant

Derived terms

• ކިނބިހިނި (kiᵐbihini)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Sinhalese හිනා (hinā).

Noun

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

1. laughter

References

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