ތަޅަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ताडयति (tāḍayati). Cognate to Sinhalese තළනවා (taḷanawā). Doublet of ތެޅެނީ (teḷenī)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t̪a.ɭa.n̪iː/, [t̪ä.ɭä.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ތަ‧ޅަ‧ނީ

Verb

ތަޅަނީ • (taḷanī) 

  1. to beat, batter, bang, flog, strike, knock, scourge
  2. (of glass, ceramic) to break
  3. to shake, jerk, rattle

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތަޅަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 232
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