Dhivehi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit ग्रन्थयति (granthayati). Cognate to Sinhalese ගොතනවා (gotanawā)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡa.t̪a.n̪iː/, [ɡä.t̪ä.n̪iː]
- Hyphenation: ގަ‧ތަ‧ނީ
Verb
ގަތަނީ • (gatanī)
- to weave, knit, braid, plait
- to bind, pack, draw together
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގަތަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 98