Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit बन्धति (bandhati, to tie, interlace, bind, fasten). Cognate to Sinhalese බඳිනවා (baⁿdinawā, to bind, tie)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ban̪.n̪a.n̪iː/, [bän̪.n̪ä.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ބަން‧ނަ‧ނީ

Verb

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ބަންނަނީ (ban̊nanī) 

  1. To tie, interlace, bind, fasten, lash
  2. To build (as boats)

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބަންނަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 28