Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit निर्हरति (nirharati). Cognate to Sinhalese නෙරනවා (neranawā)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /n̪e.ɾe.n̪iː/, [n̪e.ɾe.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ނެ‧ރެ‧ނީ

Verb

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ނެރެނީ (nerenī) 

  1. to eject, project, protrude, bring out, expell, extract, exit

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނެރެނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 190