ކަހަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Sanskrit कषति (kaṣati). Equivalent to ކަސް (kas) + ނީ (nī)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ka.ha.n̪iː/, [kä.hä.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ކަ‧ހަ‧ނީ

Verb

ކަހަނީ • (kahanī) 

  1. to itch, scratch
  2. to coil, wind
  3. to sweep

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަހަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 135
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