މޮޑެނީ
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Dhivehi[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (Mulaku) މޭޑެނީ (mēḍenī)
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit मर्दति (mardati, “to press, squeeze; to rub into; to stroke”). Cognate to Sinhalese මඩිනවා (maḍinawā)
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
މޮޑެނީ • (moḍenī)
- to mix together, jumble together
- to knead
- to massage
- Synonym: ހާނަނީ (hānanī)
- to work
- Synonym: ކުރަނީ (kuranī)
- to crush
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މޮޑެނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 177
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “márdati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press