Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit गणयति (gaṇayati). Cognate to Sinhalese ගණිනවා (gaṇinawā) and Pali gaṇeti

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡu.n̪a.n̪iː/, [ɡu.n̪ä.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ގު‧ނަ‧ނީ

Verb

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ގުނަނީ (gunanī) 

  1. to count, enumerate, reckon
  2. to include, take into account

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގުނަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 105