ފުރޭނި

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ފެރޭނާ (ferēnā) — Addu

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese peneira. Cognate to Sinhalese පෙනෙරය (peneraya)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fu.ɾeː.n̪i/, [fu.ɾeː.n̪i]
• Hyphenation: ފު‧ރޭ‧ނި

Noun

ފުރޭނި • (furēni) (plural ފުރޭނިތައް (furēnitak̊))

1. sieve, sifter, strainer

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފުރޭނި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 92