އުނގެނެނީ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit उद्गृह्णाति (udgṛhṇāti). Cognate to Sinhalese උගන්නවා (ugannawā) and Pali uggaṇhāti

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /u.ᵑɡe.n̪e.n̪iː/, [u.ᵑɡe.n̪e.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: އު‧ނގެ‧ނެ‧ނީ

Verb

އުނގެނެނީ • (uⁿgenenī) 

  1. to learn, master, study, understand
    Synonym: ކިޔަވަނީ (kiyavanī)

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އުނގެނެނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 243
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