ފަށައިގެން
Dhivehi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sanskrit प्रस्थान (prasthāna, “setting out, departure; walking, journey; source, cause”). Cognate to Sinhalese පටන්ගන්නවා (paṭangannawā, “beginning from, since”). Doublet of ފަށަނީ (faṣanī) and ފަށަން (faṣan̊)
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
ފަށައިގެން • (faṣaigen̊)
References edit
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފަށައިގެން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 78