ފަންތި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पङ्क्ति (paṅkti). Cognate to Sinhalese පන්තිය (pantiya). Doublet of ފަތި (fati)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fan̪.t̪i/, [fän̪.t̪i]
Hyphenation: ފަން‧ތި

Noun

ފަންތި • (fan̊ti) (plural ފަންތިތައް (fan̊titak̊))

hierarchy, rank, gradation, series, class, group
(archaic) resemblance, similarity, likeness

Synonyms

(class): ޖާތް (jāt̊)
(likeness): ހިޔަނި (hiyani), ދީދާރު (dīdāru)
(rank): ވަރު (varu), އަބުރު (aburu), ދަރަޖަ (daraja), ސަފު (safu)
(resemblance): ނަކަލު (nakalu), ސިފަ (sifa)

References

Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފަންތި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 76

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