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Dhivehi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /li.jə.n̪iː/,
- Hyphenation: ލި‧ޔަ‧ނީ
Etymology 1
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀮𑀺𑀳𑀇 (lihaï), from Sanskrit लिखति (likhati). Cognate with Sinhalese ලියනවා (liyanawā).
Verb
ލިޔަނީ • (liyanī)
- To write, inscribe, engrave, scribble, scrawl
Etymology 2
Cognate to Sinhalese ලියනකටුව (liyanakaṭuwa)
Verb
ލިޔަނީ • (liyanī)
- To turn on the lathe, work the lathe
Etymology 3
Cognate to Sinhalese ලියනවා (liyanawā)
Verb
ލިޔަނީ • (liyanī)
- To slice, cut into small pieces, chop, flake, shred
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ލިޔަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 157