Dhivehi

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Etymology

edit

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

edit

އުނގެނެނީ (uⁿgenenī) 

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

References

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