Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit सीदति (sīdati). Cognate to Sinhalese ඉඳිනවා (iⁿdinawā). Doublet of އިންނަނީ (in̊nanī)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /in̪.d̪ə.n̪iː/, [in̪.d̪ə.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: އިން‧ދަ‧ނީ

Verb

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އިންދަނީ (in̊danī)

  1. To plant, transplant, sow
  2. To implant

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އިންދަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 126