ކުރަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑁂𑀇 (karei), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑁄𑀢𑀺 (karoti), from Sanskrit करोति (karóti), from Vedic Sanskrit कृणोति (kṛṇóti). Cognate to Sinhalese කරනවා (karanawā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.ɾa.n̪iː/, [ku.ɾä.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: ކު‧ރަ‧ނީ

Verb

ކުރަނީ • (kuranī) 

1. (transitive) to do, work
2. an auxiliary verb

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކުރަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 151
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “karṓti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 142