Etymology
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Inherited from Sanskrit सज्जयति (sajjayati). Doublet of ހަދަނީ (hadanī)
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /he.d̪e.n̪iː/, [he.d̪e.n̪iː]
- Hyphenation: ހެ‧ދެ‧ނީ
ހެދެނީ • (hedenī)
- to dress, adorn, wear clothing, primp, groom
- to masquerade, imitate
- to grow (as a child, plant, tumour), to be made
References
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- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހެދެނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 114
