ކިރަނީ

Dhivehi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit किरति (kirati). Cognate to Sinhalese කිරනවා (kiranawā)

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ki.ɾa.n̪iː/, [ki.ɾä.n̪iː]
Hyphenation: ކި‧ރަ‧ނީ

Verb edit

ކިރަނީ • (kiranī)

to weigh, balance
to teeter, seesaw

References edit

Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކިރަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 145

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