Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit प्रज्ञाति (prajñāti). Cognate with Sinhalese පෙනෙනවා (penenawā)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fen̪.n̪ə.n̪iː/, [fen̪.n̪ə.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ފެން‧ނަ‧ނީ

Verb

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ފެންނަނީ (fen̊nanī) 

  1. to see, behold, discern, descry, be visible, appear, view, visualize
    Synonym: ދެކެނީ (dekenī)

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފެންނަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 81