ކަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Sanskrit खादति (khādati). Cognate to Sinhalese කනවා (kanawā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kə.n̪iː/, [kə.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: ކަ‧ނީ

Verb

ކަނީ • (kanī) 

1. To eat, consume, fare

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 137