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Dhivehi
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Noun
1.3.1
Derived terms
1.3.2
References
Dhivehi
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Etymology
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From
Sanskrit
अग्निकण
(
agnikaṇa
)
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
[ɡin̪i]
Noun
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ގިނި
•
(
gini
)
(
plural
ގިނިތައް
(
ginitak̊
)
)
spark
,
scintilla
,
flash
(
archaic
)
fire
,
flame
,
blaze
,
burning
Synonym:
އަލިފާން
(
alifān̊
)
Derived terms
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ގިނިހިލަ
(
ginihila
)
ގިނިކަނދު
(
ginikaⁿdu
)
References
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Hassan Ahmed Maniku (
2000
) “
ގިނި
”, in
A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language
, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka,
page
100
Categories
:
Dhivehi terms inherited from Sanskrit
Dhivehi terms derived from Sanskrit
Dhivehi terms with IPA pronunciation
Dhivehi lemmas
Dhivehi nouns
Dhivehi terms with archaic senses