ހާނަނީ

ހާނަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Cognate to Sinhalese හානවා (hānawā, “to plough”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haː.n̪a.n̪iː/, [haː.n̪ä.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: ހާ‧ނަ‧ނީ

Verb

ހާނަނީ • (hānanī) 

1. to train, excercise, mold, educate, coach
2. to squeeze out
3. to rub, massage, nurse

   Synonym: މޮޑެނީ‎ (moḍenī)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ހާނަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 106.