އަހަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शृणोति (śṛṇoti). Cognate to Sinhalese අහනවා (ahanawā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ha.n̪iː/, [ä.hä.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: އަ‧ހަ‧ނީ

Verb

އަހަނީ • (ahanī) 

1. to question, seek, enquire
2. to hear, listen
3. to overhear, eavesdrop, hearken

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަހަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 9