ނަގަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit लङ्घयति (laṅghayati, “to leap over, cross; traverse, enter”). Cognate to Sinhalese නගනවා (naganawā, “to raise, erect”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /n̪ə.ɡə.n̪iː/, [n̪ə.ɡə.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ނަ‧ގަ‧ނީ

Verb

ނަގަނީ • (naganī) 

  1. To raise, lift
  2. To take, collect
  3. To dismiss
  4. To luff, bring a vessel into the wind

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނަގަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 186
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