Dhivehi

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit वर्णिन (varṇina). Cognate with Sinhalese වැනි (wæni).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʋen̪i/, [ʋen̪i]

Pronoun

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ވެނި (veni)

  1. such, like, person or thing

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ވެނި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 254