ކިޔަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कथयति (kathayati). Cognate with Sinhalese කියනවා (kiyanawā)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ki.ja.n̪iː/, [ki.jä.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ކި‧ޔަ‧ނީ

Verb

ކިޔަނީ • (kiyanī) 

  1. to say, utter, tell, relate, narrate, read

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކިޔަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 145
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