ބައްދަނީ
Dhivehi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəʔ.d̪ə.n̪iː/, [bəd̪.d̪ə.n̪iː]
- Hyphenation: ބައް‧ދަ‧ނީ
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit बध्नाति (badhnāti, “to bind, tie; catch”). Cognate to Sinhalese බඳිනවා (baⁿdinawā, “to bind, tie”)
Verb
ބައްދަނީ • (baddanī)
- To block, close, seal, obstruct, bar, deter, impede
Etymology 2
Inherited from Sanskrit बध्नाति (badhnāti, “to bind, tie; catch”). Cognate to Sinhalese බදනවා (badanawā, “to seize, wrestle”)
Verb
ބައްދަނީ • (baddanī)
- To seize, catch, wrestle, grapple, grasp
- To obstruct, plug, seal, blockade, barricade, close, block, seal
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ބައްދަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 25.