Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit परिवर्तते (parivartate). Cognate with Sinhalese පෙරළනවා (peraḷanawā)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fu.ɾo.ɭe.n̪iː/, [fu.ɾo.ɭe.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ފު‧ރޮ‧ޅެ‧ނީ

Verb

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ފުރޮޅެނީ (furoḷenī) 

  1. to wheel, roll, turn
  2. to overturn, upset, invert

References

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