ކެއްސަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कासते (kāsate). Cognate to Sinhalese කහිනවා (kahinawā)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /keʔ.s̺a.n̪iː/, [kes̺.s̺ä.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ކެއް‧ސަ‧ނީ

Verb

ކެއްސަނީ • (kessanī) 

  1. to cough, hack

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކެސްސަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 143
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