Dhivehi

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit कल्पयति (kalpayati). Cognate to Sinhalese කපනවා (kapanawā, to cut)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ka.fa.n̪iː/, [kä.fä.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ކަ‧ފަ‧ނީ

Verb

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ކަފަނީ (kafanī) 

  1. To cut, slash, incise
    Synonyms: ކޮށަނީ (koṣanī), ކަނޑަނީ (kaⁿḍanī), ލިޔަނީ (liyanī)

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަފަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 134