Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit आस्तरति (āstarati). Cognate to Sinhalese අතුරනවා (aturanawā). Doublet of އެތުރެނީ (eturenī)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.t̪u.ɾa.n̪iː/, [ä.t̪u.ɾä.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: އަ‧ތު‧ރަ‧ނީ

Verb

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އަތުރަނީ (aturanī) 

  1. to arrange, set, spread

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަތުރަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 20