އާނެއި

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Tamil எண்ணெய் (eṇṇey)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

އާނެއި • (ānei) (plural އާނެއިތައް (āneitak̊))

1. (archaic) oil, fat

   Synonym: ތެޔޮ (teyo)

References

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