ފަހަނީ

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fa.ha.n̪iː/, [fä.hä.n̪iː]
Hyphenation: ފަ‧ހަ‧ނީ

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit पश्च (paśca). Cognate with Sinhalese පහ (paha); doublet of ފަސް (fas) and ފަހު (fahu).

Verb

ފަހަނީ • (fahanī)

to chase, drive away, run after, persue^[1]
(India) to remove the husk of a coconut^[1]

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit पशयति (paśayati). Cognate with Sinhalese පහාවා (pahāwā).

Verb

ފަހަނީ • (fahanī)

to snitch, sew, tailor, suture^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފަހަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 69

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