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Dhivehi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit स्वपिति (svapiti, “to sleep, fall asleep”). Cognate to Sinhalese හොවිනවා (howinawā, “to lie down, repose, sleep”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /on̪.n̪a.n̪iː/,
- Hyphenation: އޮން‧ނަ‧ނީ
Verb
އޮންނަނީ • (on̊nanī)
- To lie, recline, repose, rest, couch
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އޮންނަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 198