ކަހަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Sanskrit कषति (kaṣati). Equivalent to ކަސް (kas) + ނީ (nī)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ha.n̪iː/, [kä.hä.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: ކަ‧ހަ‧ނީ

Verb

ކަހަނީ • (kahanī) 

1. to itch, scratch
2. to coil, wind
3. to sweep

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަހަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 135