ކަނޑަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit खण्डयति (khaṇḍayati, “to break; to crush, cut”). Cognate to Sinhalese කඩනවා (kaḍanawā, “to break”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.ᶯɖa.n̪iː/, [kä.ᶯɖä.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ކަ‧ނޑަ‧ނީ

Verb

ކަނޑަނީ • (kaⁿḍanī) 

  1. to cut, pick (such as fruit or flower from a tree)
    Synonyms: ކޮށަނީ (koṣanī), ކަފަނީ (kafanī), ލިޔަނީ (liyanī)
  2. to subtract
  3. to dehusk grain

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަނޑަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 133
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