Etymology
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Inherited from Sanskrit कुट्टयति (kuṭṭayati, “to crush; to grind or pound”). Cognate to Sinhalese කොටනවා (koṭanawā, “to cut; to bruise”)
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ko.ʂə.n̪iː/, [ko.ʂə.n̪iː]
- Hyphenation: ކޮ‧ށަ‧ނީ
ކޮށަނީ • (koṣanī)
- To cut, chop, slice, slit
- Synonyms: ކަނޑަނީ (kaⁿḍanī), ކަފަނީ (kafanī), ލިޔަނީ (liyanī)
- To peck, hack
- To hew
References
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- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކޮށަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 147