އުނގެނެނީ

Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit उद्गृह्णाति (udgṛhṇāti). Cognate to Sinhalese උගන්නවා (ugannawā) and Pali uggaṇhāti

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /u.ᵑɡe.n̪e.n̪iː/, [u.ᵑɡe.n̪e.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: އު‧ނގެ‧ނެ‧ނީ

Verb

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އުނގެނެނީ (uⁿgenenī) 

  1. to learn, master, study, understand
    Synonym: ކިޔަވަނީ (kiyavanī)

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އުނގެނެނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 243