ކޮންނަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit खनति (khanati, “to dig, dig up, delve, excavate”). Cognate to Sinhalese කනිනවා (kaninawā, “to dig”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kon̪.n̪a.n̪iː/, [kon̪.n̪ä.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ކޮން‧ނަ‧ނީ

Verb

ކޮންނަނީ • (kon̊nanī) 

  1. To dig, excavate, delve, exhume, root up

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކޮންނަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 147
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