Dhivehi

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Etymology

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From އެ (e) +‎ ވެނި (veni). Cognate with Sinhalese එවැනි (ewæni).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eʋen̪i/, [eʋen̪i]

Pronoun

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އެވެނި (eveni)

  1. that person

See also

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References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އެވެނި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 67