ބާނަނީ
Dhivehi
Etymology
Cognate to Sinhalese බානවා (bānawā, “to lower; set down; cut (the hair); fish with hook”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəː.n̪ə.n̪iː/, [bəː.n̪ə.n̪iː]
- Hyphenation: ބާ‧ނަ‧ނީ
Verb
ބާނަނީ • (bānanī) (regional)
- To catch fish on a hook, angle
- To insert, put in
- To lower a bunch of fruits from a tree
Usage notes
- Used only in the North.
Synonyms
- މޫދަނީ (mūdanī)
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ބާނަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 23.