ދުވަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जवति (javati). Cognate to Sinhalese දුවනවා (duwanawā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪u.ʋə.n̪i/, [d̪u.wə.n̪i]
• Hyphenation: ދު‧ވަ‧ނީ

Verb

ދުވަނީ • (duvanī) 

1. to run

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދުވަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 63