Inherited from Sanskrit घट्टयति (ghaṭṭayati, “to rub, touch, shake”). Cognate to Sinhalese ගළපනවා (gaḷapanawā, “to join, unite, link; compose, construct”)
- IPA(key): /ɡu.ɭa.n̪iː/, [ɡu.ɭä.n̪iː]
- Hyphenation: ގު‧ޅަ‧ނީ
ގުޅަނީ • (guḷanī)
- to join, connect, unite, link, compose, construct
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގުޅަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 105
