އުތުރެނީ

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit उत्तरति (uttarati). Cognate to Sinhalese උතුරනවා (uturanawā)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /u.t̪u.ɾe.n̪iː/, [u.t̪u.ɾe.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: އު‧ތު‧ރެ‧ނީ

Verb[edit]

އުތުރެނީ (uturenī) 

  1. to boil over, overflow
  2. to agitate, spume
  3. to swarm, teem, be crawling with, abound

References[edit]

Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އުތުރެނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 246