Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Cognate with Sinhalese වැටෙනවා (wæṭenawā). Doublet of ވައްޓަނީ (vaṭṭanī)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʋeʈ.ʈe.n̪iː/, [ʋeʈ.ʈe.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ވެއް‧ޓެ‧ނީ

Verb

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ވެއްޓެނީ (veṭṭenī) 

  1. (intransitive) to fall