Dhivehi

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Etymology

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ހަލަ (hala) + ވަ (va) + ނީ ()

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /he.lu.ʋe.n̪iː/, [he.lu.we.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ހެ‧ލު‧ވެ‧ނީ

Verb

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ހެލުވެނީ (heluvenī) 

  1. to move on its own, shake on its own
  2. to tremble

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހެލުވެނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 115