ދަމަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दमयति (damayati). Cognate to Sinhalese දමනවා (damanawā)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d̪a.ma.n̪iː/, [d̪ä.mä.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ދަ‧މަ‧ނީ

Verb

ދަމަނީ • (damanī) 

  1. to pull, tug, drag, draw, haul

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދަމަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 47
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