ބަހަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भजति (bhajati). Cognate to Sinhalese බෙදනවා (bedanawā)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ba.ha.n̪iː/, [bä.hä.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ބަ‧ހަ‧ނީ

Verb

ބަހަނީ • (bahanī) 

  1. to distribute, allocate, hand out, dole out, divide, deal out, part, separate, apportion

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބަހަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 26
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