ގަތަނީ

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) 

1. to weave, knit, braid, plait
2. 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