ދަނީ

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d̪ə.n̪iː/, [d̪ə.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ދަ‧ނީ

Etymology 1

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂-
    Sanskrit याति॑ (yā́ti)
    Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑀸𑀢𑀺 (yāti)
    Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀇 (jāi)
    Dhivehi ދަނީ (danī)

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀇 (jāi), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑀸𑀢𑀺 (yāti), from Sanskrit याति॑ (yā́ti), from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂-.

    Verb

    ދަނީ • (danī) 

    1. to go, proceed, walk, leave, journey
    2. to progress

    Etymology 2

    Interjection

    ދަނީ • (danī)

    1. (informal) goodbye
      Synonym: ވަކިވެލަން (vakivelan̊)

    References

    • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 48
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