Dhivehi edit

Etymology edit

From Tamil எண்ணெய் (eṇṇey)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /aː.n̪e.i/, [aː.n̪e.i]
  • Hyphenation: އާ‧ނެ‧އި

Noun edit

އާނެއި (ānei) (plural އާނެއިތައް (āneitak̊))

  1. (archaic) oil, fat
    Synonym: ތެޔޮ (teyo)

References edit

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އާނެއި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 3