Dhivehi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀇 (dei), from Sanskrit ददाति (dadāti). Cognate to Sinhalese දෙනවා (denawā, “to give”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /d̪e.n̪iː/, [d̪e.n̪iː]
- Hyphenation: ދެ‧ނީ
ދެނީ • (denī) (infinitive ދޭން)
- To give, grant, donate, impart, bestow, offer
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދެނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 54
