ރަތްވަނީ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ރަތް (rat̊) + ވަނީ (vanī). Compare රතුවෙනව (ratuwenawa)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɾət̪.ʋə.n̪iː/, [ɾəʋ.ʋə.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ރަތް‧ވަ‧ނީ

Verb[edit]

ރަތްވަނީ (rat̊vanī) 

  1. to become red, change to the colour red
  2. to become furiously angry
  3. to become red hot, become incandescent

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރަތްވަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 205