Dhivehi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit साध्नोति (sādhnoti). Cognate with Sinhalese සදනවා (sadanawā). Doublet of ހެދެނީ (hedenī)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ha.d̪a.n̪iː/, [hä.d̪ä.n̪iː]
- Hyphenation: ހަ‧ދަ‧ނީ
Verb
ހަދަނީ • (hadanī)
- to make, build, construct
- to prepare
- to form
- to adorn
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހަދަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 107