ނަގަނީ

ނަގަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit लङ्घयति (laṅghayati, “to leap over, cross; traverse, enter”). Cognate to Sinhalese නගනවා (naganawā, “to raise, erect”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̪ə.ɡə.n̪iː/, [n̪ə.ɡə.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: ނަ‧ގަ‧ނީ

Verb

ނަގަނީ • (naganī) 

1. To raise, lift
2. To take, collect
3. To dismiss
4. To luff, bring a vessel into the wind

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ނަގަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 186.