ބާނަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Cognate to Sinhalese බානවා (bānawā, “to lower; set down; cut (the hair); fish with hook”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəː.n̪ə.n̪iː/, [bəː.n̪ə.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: ބާ‧ނަ‧ނީ

Verb

ބާނަނީ • (bānanī)  (regional)

1. To catch fish on a hook, angle
2. To insert, put in
3. To lower a bunch of fruits from a tree

Usage notes

• Used only in the North.

Synonyms

• މޫދަނީ (mūdanī)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބާނަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 23