Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Cognate with Sinhalese දකිනවා (dakinawā)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d̪ak.ka.n̪iː/, [d̪äk̚.kä.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ދައް‧ކަ‧ނީ

Verb

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ދައްކަނީ (dakkanī) 

  1. to show, point, manifest, display, parade, exhibit
  2. to perceive
  3. to unveil

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދައްކަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 46