ފީނަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Cognate to Sinhalese පීනනවා (pīnanawā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiː.n̪a.n̪iː/, [fiː.n̪ä.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: ފީ‧ނަ‧ނީ

Verb

ފީނަނީ • (fīnanī) 

1. to swim underwater, to go underwater, dive, submerse
2. (India) to swim on water, float on water

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފީނަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 80